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Mashup Score: 1Identifying and Predicting Risk for Hospital Admission among Patients with Parkinsonism - 13 day(s) ago
Background Patients with parkinsonism are more likely than age-matched controls to be admitted to hospital. It may be possible to reduce the cost and negative impact by identifying patients at highe…
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Background Few studies have examined the effectiveness and duration of mindfulness-based therapies for tics in Tourette’s syndrome. This study combined habit reversal therapy (HRT) with acceptance a…
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Combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Habit Reversal Therapy effectively reduces tic symptoms for 12 months, suggesting that mindfulness-based therapies have potential in the treatment of Tourette Syndrome. https://t.co/ZFl7ErrCPB
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Mashup Score: 9Tremor Severity and Operative Parameters Predict Imbalance in Patients Undergoing Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy - 15 day(s) ago
Background Imbalance is the most commonly reported side effect following focused ultrasound (FUS) thalamotomy for essential tremor (ET). It remains unknown which patients are more likely to develop …
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Imbalance following focused ultrasound thalamotomy for esssential tremor can be predicted via machine learning methods by combining patient tremor severity and operative parameters. https://t.co/iziEcuCqi8
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Mashup Score: 16Respiratory Dysfunction and Abnormal Hypoxic Ventilatory Response in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease - 16 day(s) ago
Background Respiratory dysfunction is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), but it is unclear what parameters are sensitive to diagnose and monito…
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Parkinson's disease is characterized not only by motor symptoms, but also less visible non-motor symptoms, including breathing dysfunction which is progressive over time. Studies needed to assess the risk for complications such as pneumonia. @basbloem https://t.co/sS6azjVwYc
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Mashup Score: 13Parkinsonism Associated with Anti‐B‐Cell Maturation Antigen Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy - 16 day(s) ago
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Anti-BCMA CAR-T Cell Therapy for multiple myeloma is associated with parkinsonism. The cognitive complications of this novel treatment may improve with amantadine. https://t.co/87qa4Z179T
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Mashup Score: 7Patients with Wilson's Disease Are Insensitive to Sulfur Odors - 18 day(s) ago
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Wilson's disease patients have reduced sulfur sensitivity compared to controls, which is consistent with anecdotal reports of the lack of perception of skunk odor. This may precede clinical symptom onset, and could be an early diagnostic marker! https://t.co/CTUHWBel9R
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Mashup Score: 1Medication Use and Treatment Indications in Huntington's Disease; Analyses from a Large Cohort - 19 day(s) ago
Background Huntington’s Disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder in which appropriate medication management is essential. While many medications are prescribed based on expert knowledge, overvie…
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A medication overview of 17,182 Huntington's Disease patients showed frequent use of antipsychotics (29.2%), SSRIs (27.5%), and painkillers (21.8%). Medication preferences varied substantially between Europe and Northern America. @LUMC_Leiden https://t.co/OP2bW6sCxf
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Mashup Score: 1Increasing Sensitivity in Patient‐Reported MDS‐UPDRS Items for Predicting Medication Initiation in Early PD - 19 day(s) ago
Background The MDS-UPDRS Parts IB and II are self-reported items providing a direct patient voice to the experiences of PD. Objective To determine the most sensitive combination of MDS-UPDRS Parts…
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A 6-item version of the MDS-UPDRS Part II, focused on patient-reported outcomes, significantly improves the prediction of dopaminergic therapy initiation in early PD. #ParkinsonsDisease #ClinicalResearch https://t.co/A8s4hZr7kp
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Mashup Score: 3Exploring Responsiveness to Highly Challenging Balance and Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease - 24 day(s) ago
Background Exercise potentially improves gait, balance, and habitual physical activity in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, given the heterogeneous nature of the disease, it is likely that people r…
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We explored the responsiveness to our highly challenging balance and gait intervention (HiBalance) in people with PD. Using Random Forest analyses, we found that slow gait velocity indicated high response in balance performance. https://t.co/IYqjtA9yjd
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Mashup Score: 0Clinical Practices and Opinions toward Gastrostomy Use in Patients with Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes: A National Survey in the UK - 24 day(s) ago
Background Severe dysphagia poses a significant challenge for clinicians regarding feeding tube choices, practices, and timing due to a lack of evidence-based guidance. Objectives To assess nation…
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New study highlights key challenges in gastrostomy use in patients with atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Calls for a consensus on best practices and standardised pathways for gastrostomy use in APS. @VioricaChelban @Ionsynapse https://t.co/fEkSKX4NW9
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This study uses routine data to describe the reasons for hospital admission amongst people with parkinsonism and presents the adjusted predictors of unplanned hospital attendance, together with a risk stratification tool. @EmmaTenison @DrEmHenderson https://t.co/odVS2qEiml