5 results match your criteria: "Neurology Department Hospital Universitario Burgos Burgos Spain.[Affiliation]"

Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) seems to be involved in the neural circuits associated with social cognition and brain structure.

Objectives: To investigate the association of IGF-1 levels with social cognition and brain structure in Huntington's disease (HD).

Methods: We evaluated social cognition using the Ekman test in 22 HD patients and 19 matched controls.

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DUOGLOBE: One-Year Outcomes in a Real-World Study of Levodopa Carbidopa Intestinal Gel for Parkinson's Disease.

Mov Disord Clin Pract

October 2021

Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, and King's College Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience London United Kingdom.

Background: Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an established treatment for improving motor and some non-motor symptoms (NMS) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Prospective long-term data in routine clinical practice are limited.

Objective: Assess LCIG effectiveness and safety in patients with advanced PD after 12 months during real-world routine clinical practice.

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Background: Skeletal muscle loss has been associated with declining physical performance and a negative prognostic effect on falls, disability, and mortality risk in Parkinson's disease.

Objectives: We aimed to analyze the clinical correlates associated with skeletal muscle wasting in Parkinson's disease.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, case-control, observational study.

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Background: Because of rapid demographic changes, the prevalence of movement disorders (MDs) is expected to increase in Africa. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of MDs in an inpatient/outpatient-based study of rural and urban health care centers in Cameroon.

Methods: In this retrospective medical chart review, the inpatient/outpatients settings covered an urban population (3,000,000) and a rural population (380,276).

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