11 results match your criteria: "Neuroscience Department Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina.[Affiliation]"
Comment on: The Geographic Diversity of Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCAs) in the Americas.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
April 2020
GENDA Buenos Aires Argentina.
Nosology and Phenomenology of Psychosis in Movement Disorders.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
February 2020
Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina.
Background: Psychotic symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, are part of the clinical picture of several conditions presenting movement disorders. Phenomenology and epidemiology of psychosis in Parkinson's disease have received wide attention; however, the presence of psychosis in other movement disorders is, comparatively, less well known.
Objectives: To review psychotic symptoms present in different movement disorders.
Background: Pareidolic associations are commonly used in medical education to enhance perception of radiological abnormalities. A number of animal-inspired neuroradiological pareidolias have been defined which should alert clinicians to specific movement disorder diagnoses.
Methods: A review of the published literature detailing neuroradiological abnormalities in movement disorder syndromes was conducted, looking specifically for established animal-inspired pareidolic associations.
Diagnostic Value of Combined Acute Levodopa Challenge and Olfactory Testing to Predict Parkinson's Disease.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
September 2017
Background: The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) can be challenging early in the disease course, when motor features are subtle. The objective of this study was to explore the diagnostic value of combining acute levodopa challenge and olfactory testing to predict PD.
Methods: Data from 210 patients with a recent onset of parkinsonism who had at least 2 years of follow-up and underwent acute levodopa challenge for the clinical prediction of long-term dopaminergic response and had olfactory testing with Sniffin' Sticks Test were evaluated.
Genetic Dystonia-ataxia Syndromes: Clinical Spectrum, Diagnostic Approach, and Treatment Options.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
July 2018
Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina.
Article Synopsis
- * A structured literature review was conducted to identify genetic diseases that manifest both dystonia and ataxia, leading to proposed algorithms for differential diagnosis based on various clinical factors.
- * The review aims to enhance the diagnostic accuracy for clinicians encountering dystonia-ataxia syndromes and offers insights into the pathophysiological connections and potential treatment options.
Challenges in PD Patient Management After DBS: A Pragmatic Review.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
February 2018
Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina.
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or internal globus pallidus (GPi) represents an effective and universally applied therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD) motor complications. However, certain procedure-related problems and unrealistic patient expectations may detract specialists from indicating DBS more widely despite significant clinical effects.
Methods: This review provides a pragmatic educational summary of the most conflicting postoperative management issues in patients undergoing DBS for PD.
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms that progress with time, causing disability. The performance of a disease-specific, self-applied tool for assessing disability, the MDS-UPDRS Part II, is tested against generic and rater-based rating scales.
Methods: An international, cross-sectional, observational study was performed.
Postural abnormalities in Parkinson's disease (PD) are considered the rule more than the exception and are disabling complications of the disease. These deformities include camptocormia, antecollis, Pisa syndrome, and scoliosis. Evidence to date suggests that postural deformities have a multifactorial pathophysiology, including muscular rigidity, axial dystonia, weakness due to myopathy, body scheme defects due to centrally impaired proprioception, and structural changes in the spine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMovement Disorders in Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias: A Systematic Review.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
September 2014
Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires Argentina.
Article Synopsis
- Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs), also known as spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), vary in clinical presentation and can include movement disorders as prominent symptoms.
- The article systematically reviews the frequency and characteristics of these movement disorders in ADCAs, analyzing data from 1,066 publications and 12,151 patients.
- Findings indicate that one-third of patients reported a movement disorder as their initial symptom, with common conditions including parkinsonism, dystonia, chorea, and myoclonus, many of which responded to dopaminergic treatment.