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Research on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease in Latvian population
2016
Prevalence of Parkinson's disease and other types of parkinsonism: A door-to-door survey in three Sicilian municipalities
1992
We investigated the prevalence of Parkinson's disease and other types of parkinsonism in a Sicilian population using a door-to-door two-phase approach. This design called for the administration of a brief screening instrument to all subjects who, on November 1, 1987, were residents of Terrasini (Palermo Province), Santa Teresa di Riva (Messina Province), and Riposto (Catania Province), Sicily (N = 24,496). Study neurologists using specified diagnostic criteria extensively investigated those subjects who screened positive. We found 63 subjects affected by Parkinson's disease, 21 with secondary parkinsonism, and seven with unspecified parkinsonism. The crude prevalence per 100,000 population …
Development of a Parkinson’s disease specific falls questionnaire
2020
Abstract Background Falls are a major health burden for older adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but there is currently no reliable questionnaire to capture the circumstances and consequences of falls in older adults with PD. This study aimed to develop a PD-specific falls questionnaire and to evaluate its test-retest reliability in older adults with PD. Methods A novel PD-specific falls questionnaire (PDF-Q) was developed in two modes (online and paper-based version) and used to assess falls and near-falls events over the past 12-months. Questions were agreed upon by an expert group, with the domains based on previous falls-related questionnaires. The questions included the number and c…
Automated classification of neurodegenerative parkinsonian syndromes using multimodal magnetic resonance imaging in a clinical setting
2020
ABSTRACTBackgroundSeveral studies have shown that machine learning algorithms using MRI data can accurately discriminate parkinsonian syndromes. Validation under clinical conditions is missing.ObjectivesTo evaluate the accuracy for the categorization of parkinsonian syndromes of a machine learning algorithm trained with a research cohort and tested on an independent clinical replication cohort.Methods361 subjects, including 94 healthy controls, 139 patients with PD, 60 with PSP with Richardson’s syndrome, 41 with MSA of the parkinsonian variant (MSA-P) and 27 with MSA of the cerebellar variant (MSA-P), were recruited. They were divided into a training cohort (n=179) scanned in a research en…
M.P.S. e M.C.I. segni e sintomi
2009
Uusien alatyyppivalikoivien monoamiinioksidaasi B -inhibiittoreiden suunnittelu
2015
MAO-B (MAO-B) on yksi amiinien hapetuksesta vastaavista entsyymeistä. Se vaikuttaa esimerkiksi aivoissa hermosolujen toimintaan säätelemällä hermovälittäjäaineiden pitoisuutta solun sisällä. MAO-B-inhibiittoreilla voidaan estää kyseisen entsyymin toimintaa ja täten liiallista amiinien hajotusta, joka voi johtaa muun muassa hermostosairauksiin. Tässä tutkimuksessa pyrittiin suunnittelemaan ihmisen MAO-B:hen sitoutuvien 3-fenyylikumariineja. Tutkimus jakautui kahteen osaan. Ensimmäisessä osassa tietokonemallinnuksella tietokantoja seulomalla ja löydettyjä molekyylejä telakoimalla löytyi seitsemän uutta molekyyliä, jotka sisälsivät paljon rengasrakenteita ja fluoriryhmiä. Molekyylit vuorovaiku…
Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of freezing of gait: a cross-over study.
2014
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently characterized by the occurrence of freezing of gait (FOG) representing a disabling motor complication. We aim to investigate safety and efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary motor cortex of PD patients with FOG. METHODS: In this cross-over, double-blind, sham-controlled study, 10 PD patients with FOG persisting in "on" state underwent anodal and sham direct current stimulation for 5 consecutive days. Clinical assessment over a 1-month period was performed. RESULTS: A significant improvement of gait, as assessed by the Stand Walk Sit test, with reduction in number and duration of FOG …
Hands-feet wireless devices: Test-retest reliability and discriminant validity of motor measures in Parkinson's disease telemonitoring
2022
Background Telemonitoring, a branch of telemedicine, involves the use of technological tools to remotely detect clinical data and evaluate patients. Telemonitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) should be performed using reliable and discriminant motor measures. Furthermore, the method of data collection and transmission, and the type of subjects suitable for telemonitoring must be well defined. Objective To analyze differences in patients with PD and healthy controls (HC) with the wearable inertial device SensHands-SensFeet (SH-SF), adopting a standardized acquisition mode, to verify if motor measures provided by SH-SF have a high discriminating capacity and high intraclass corr…