Poster and Platform Presentations
by PDCMDC Members
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
13th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Paris, France (June 7-11, 2009)
Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial of pregabalin in essential tremor.
Impact of STN-DBS on health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Efficacy and safety of NT 201 (botulinum neurotoxin type A free from complexing proteins) in treatment-naive cervical dystonia patients.
Efficacy and safety of NT 201, botulinum neurotoxin type A free from complexing proteins) in pre-treated cervical dystonia patients.
Pilocarpine-induced myotic response is greater in PD than in MSA patients.
Transcription factor PITX3 in Parkinson's disease.
Intravenous iron dextran for severe refractory restless legs syndrome.
Task specific writing tremor: Series and outcomes.
17-AAG protects against rotenone-induced apoptosis in SHSY5Y cells via HSP70 induction.
The course of depressive symptoms in early Parkinson's disease.
Neuroprotection trials in Parkinson's disease.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington (April 25 - May 2, 2009)
The written and oral administration of the Symbol Digit Modality Test in Huntington disease.
The non motor staging of Parkinson's disease: Results from an international study.
Efficacy and safety of NT 201 (neurotoxin free from complexing proteins) in cervical dystonia.
Levodopa-induced dyskinesias in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Efficacy and safety of NT 201 (botulinum neurotoxin free from complexing proteins) in blepharospasm.
Rapamycin protects against rotenone-induced apoptosis through autophagy induction in SH-SY5Y cells.
6th International Congress on Mental Dysfunctions and Other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders
Dresden, Germany (Oct. 16-19, 2008)
American Neurological Association (ANA)
133rd Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah (Sept. 21-24, 2008)
Short-term and long-term improvement by pramipexole in restless leg syndrome animal model.
Thalamic endogenous opioids are decreased in restless legs syndrome: A post-mortem study.
Progressive DA neuron degeneration induced by targeting administration of proteasome inhibitor in SN.
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
12th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Chicago, Illinois (June 22-26, 2008)
Unusual motor-phonic tic mimicking essential palatal myoclonus (EPM).
Exploring the relationship between drug-induced parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesias.
The essential tremor rating assessment scale (TETRAS).
Factors predicting adverse effects to subcutaneous apomorphine.
Spinocerebellar Ataxia 8: Variable phenotype and unique pathogenesis.
Evaluation of a Parkinson's disease screening questionnaire for use in a community-based setting.
Expanded study of NURR1 gene expression in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Usefulness of [123I]FP-CIT striatal asymmetry index as specific tool to differenziate Parkinson's disease from vascular parkinsonism.
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for peripherally-induced parkinsonism.
Rapamycin rescues lactacystin-induced dopaminergic neuron injury in vivo.
Botulinum toxin A in electrical injury-induced cervical myoclonus.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
60th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (April 12-19, 2008)
Volume and nature of patient telephone calls in a large movement disorders center.
Characteristics of archimedean spiral drawing in patients with psychogenic tremor.
Morbidity associated with psychogenic movement disorders in children.
Phenomenology of psychogenic movement disorders in children.
New version of the UPDRS (MDS-UPDRS): Factor analysis.
Craving for sweets and other compulsive behaviors in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Acamprosate improves impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease.
Role of deferoxamine and autophagy induction in rotenone-induced apoptosis.
Hemidystonia-hemiatrophy syndrome.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
30th Annual Carrell-Krusen Symposium in Dallas, Texas (Feb. 20-22, 2008)
A 25-year-old female with weakness and hearing loss:
Charcot-Marie Tooth disease and deafness.
American Epilepsy Society (AES)
61st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Nov. 30 - Dec. 4, 2007)
Epileptic auras and the
outcome of temporal lobectomy.
One-year outcome of resective epilepsy surgery.
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
11th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Istanbul, Turkey (June 3-7, 2007)
Rotigotine transdermal patch as a treatment of nocturnal symptoms in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Clinimetric testing of the new UPDRS (MDS-UPDRS) vs. original version.
Clinical features of movement disorders in hemochromatosis.
Deep brain stimulation for tardive dyskinesia and akathisia.
Health related quality of life in essential tremor patients undergoing deep brain stimulation.
Health related quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients undergoing deep brain stimulation.
Switch from an oral dopamine agonist to rotigotine transdermal patch in Parkinson's disease.
Ambulatory monitoring of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease.
Safety of concomitant therapy with rasagiline and antidepressants in Parkinson's disease.
Motor and behavioral outcomes after bilateral GPi deep brain stimulation for severe Tourette syndrome.
Microlesion effects and tremor outcomes in ventrointermediate deep brain stimulation.
Weight change in parkinson and alzheimer patients taking atypical antipsychotic drugs.
Shoulder pain in Parkinson's disease.
The other Babinski sign in hemifacial spasm.
The specificity and sensitivity of "applause sign" in differentiating PSP and other parkinsonian syndromes.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
59th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (April 28 - May 5, 2007)
Malignant Tourette syndrome.
Three parkin mutations in a family with Parkinson's disease.
Autopsy-proven Huntington disease with 29 trinucleotide repeats.
[Previously Presented]
Autophagy induction and its neuroprotection on neurotoxin-induced cell injury relevant to Parkinson's disease.
Motor overflow, contralateral dystonia and mirror movements in focal hand dystonia.
Head injury with amnesia and risk of multiple system atrophy (MSA).
Novel brain permeable iron chelators prevent lactacystin induced ubiquitn-proteasome inhibition and degeneration of nigrostrialtal dopamine neurons.
Proteasome inhibition in substantial nigra induces sustained dopamine cells degeneration.
8th International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases (ADPD)
Salzburg, Austria (March 14-18, 2007)
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
10th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Kyoto, Japan (Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2006)
Epidemiologic association of Parkinson's disease and melanoma.
Comparison of the prevalence and pattern of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease in drug naive and treated patients using the NMSQuest.
Examination of LRRK2 I2012T, G2019S, and I2020T mutations in patients with essential tremor.
The effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on parkinsonian tremor.
Hyperhidrosis due to thalamic deep brain stimulation in a patient with essential tremor.
Clinical features that distinguish psychogenic and essential tremor.
Short-term effects of tetrabenazine on chorea associated with Huntington disease.
[Previously Presented]
Autopsy-proven Huntington disease with 29 trinucleotide repeats.
Assessment of locomotor response to levodopa in fluctuating Parkinson's disease.
International validation study of the first comprehensive unified nonmotor symptoms scale (NMSS) for Parkinson's disease (PD).
Comparison of weight gain in treatments for Tourette's syndrome: Tetrabenazine versus neuroleptics.
Zonisamide for essential tremor.
Predictors of impulsivity and reward seeking behavior with dopamine agonists.
Sodium oxybate for excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson's disease: A polysomnographic study.
Withdrawal of visual feedback improves micrographia in Parkinson's disease.
Executive dysfunction and comorbid conditions in Tourette syndrome.
Craving sweets in Parkinson's disease.
GPI deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome improves tics and psychiatric co-morbidities.
Overflow, contralateral and mirror hand dystonia.
Tetrabenazine for hyperglcemic-induced hemichorea-hemiballismus.
Hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy syndrome.
Different faces of hemifacial spasm: Etiological classification.
Relationship of MRI localization and cognition in DBS.
Spinal cord dopamine receptor expression and function in mice with 6-OHDA lesion of the A11 nucleus and dietary iron deprivation.
American Neurological Association (ANA)
131st Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (Oct. 8-11, 2006)
Examination of LRRK2 I2012T, G2019S, and I2020T mutations in patients with essential tremor.
A Mexican pedigree with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and bell's palsy associated with parkin but not HS1BP3 gene mutation.
Genetic analysis of the SLITRK1 gene in caucasian patients with Tourette syndrome.
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on Parkinson's disease: Effects on quality of life.
[Previously Presented]
Medications associated with the onset of tardive dyskinesia.
Short-term effects of tetrabenazine on chorea associated with Huntington disease.
Weight change in Parkinson's disease patients taking atypical antipsychotics.
[Previously Presented]
An open randomized comparative study of clinical efficacy and safety of Huperzine A and Rivastigmine in treatment of Alzheimer disease.
European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
10th Congress in Glasgow, UK (Sept. 2-5, 2006)
Stable suppression of Nurr1 gene using siRNA expression vector in a mouse midbrain dopaminergic cell line.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (April 1-8, 2006)
International validation of the first unified Non Motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson's disease. Results from the first pilot NMSS study.
Short-term and long-term safety of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of movement disorders.
Long term safety of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Nurrl deficiency predisposes to apoptosis induced by lactacystin in SH-SY5Y cells in vitro.
Bilateral GPI deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome.
Weight change in Parkinson's disease patients taking atypical antipsychotics.
International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
34th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (Feb. 1-4, 2006)
American Neurological Association (ANA)
130th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (Sept. 25-28, 2005)
Botulinum toxin type B Observational Study (BOS).
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida (April 9-16, 2005)
Genetic analysis of G309D and W4370PA mutations of PINK1 in Parkinson's disease.
New version of the UPDRS: Development methods and working document for field testing.
Early treatment with rasagiline is more beneficial than delayed treatment start in the long-term management of Parkinson's disease.
A variant in the HS1-BP3 gene is associated with familial essential tremor.
Long-term efficacy of rasagiline in Parkinson's disease.
Convergence spasm and other psychogenic eye movement disorders.
Tics associated with other disorders.
HSP70 inducer VPA inhibits rotenone-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells.
Characteristics of Parkinson's disease in patients with childhood-onset essential tremor.
[Previously Presented]
Botulinum toxin treatment for oromandibular dystonia and bruxism in patients with Tourette syndrome.
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
9th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 5-8, 2005)
Gait and balance assessment in parkinsonian disorders.
An international multicentre study validating the first screening questionnaire (NMS-quest) for comprehensive assessment of non motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Small interfering RNA (SiRNA) targeting the PINK1 induces apoptosisin human SH-SY5Y cells.
Reduced NURR1 gene expression affects expression of dopaminergic phenotypic markers and Parkinson's disease-related genes.
Globus pallidus deep brain stimulation in dystonia.
Tetrabenazine: Does prior history of depression preclude this drug as a treatment option?
Botulinum toxin type B Observational Study (BOS).
Prevalence of cervical dystonia and spasmodic torticollis in the United States.
Medications associated with the onset of tardive dyskinesia.
A pilot study of the clinical efficacy and safety of memantine for Huntington's disease.
Paraspinal muscle asymmetry in Parkinson's disease.
The association between restless legs syndrome and essential tremor.
Predictors of battery life for the Activa® Soletra 7426 neurostimulator.
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation in patients with a previous pallidotomy.
Characteristics of Parkinson's disease in patients with childhood-onset essential tremor.
Parkinsonism associated with adalimumab in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
American Neurological Association (ANA)
129th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada (Oct. 4-5, 2004)
Botulinum toxin serotype A compared to B in cervical dystonia: Randomized, double-blind, parallel study.
Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
18th Annual Symposium in Toronto, Canada (Oct. 3, 2004)
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
8th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Rome, Italy (June 13-17, 2004)
Tetrabenazine, a monoamine depleter, effective in the treatment of Tourette syndrome.
Tetrabenazine: Effective treatment for tardive dyskinesia.
A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of topiramate in essential tremor.
Nurr1 gene targeting therapy for Parkinson disease.
The pharmacological and biological effects of pramipexole on dopamine neuron associated genes: DAT, VMAT-2, and Nurr1.
Young-onset versus late-onset Parkinson's disease: Clinical features and disease progression.
Long-term prognosis of psychogenic movement disorders.
Psychogenic dystonia: Clinical characteristics and long-term progression.
A double-blind, randomized, parallel group design comparison of botulinum toxin, type A (Botox) and botulinum toxin, type B (Myobloc) on systemic and ocular autonomic symptoms and physiology in patients with cervical dystonia.
Safety and efficacy of tetrabenazine in childhood hyperkinetic movement disorders.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (April 24 - May 1, 2004)
Camptocormia: Pathogenesis, classification and response to therapy.
Genome-wide model-based and model-free linkage analyses co-localize a novel genetic locus on chromosome 9p for familial restless legs syndrome.
Interim results of an observational study of neutralizing antibody formation with the current preparation of botulinum toxin type A treatment for cervical dystonia.
Haplotype analysis at the ETM2 locus in American and Singaporean populations with familial essential tremor.
Long-term tolerability of tetrabenazine in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders.
Psychogenic tremor: Long-term outcome.
Effects of ropinirole on progression of parkinsonism in Nurr1-deficient mice and its underlying mechanisms.
Dopaminergic properties and anti-parkinsonian effects of IPX750 in rodent models of Parkinson's disease.
The north American survey of placement and adjustment strategies for deep brain stimulation.
The pharmacological and biological effects of pramipexole on dopamine transporter.
Decreased Nurr1 mRNA in peripheral blood lymphocytes in Parkinson's disease.
The efficacy and safety of fluphenazine in patients with Tourette syndrome.
A double-blind, randomized, parallel group design comparison of botulinum toxin, type A (Botox®) and botulinum toxin, type B (Myobloc™) on autonomic symptoms and physiology in patients with cervical dystonia.
American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics (ASENT)
6th Annual Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland (March 11-13, 2004)
International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
32nd Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland (Feb. 4-7, 2004)
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
55th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii (March 29 - April 5, 2003)
Haplotype analysis of unrelated individuals with familial essential tremor.
Comparison of postoperative improvement of staged bilateral subthalamic stimulation in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.
Apolipoprotein E controls risk and age at onset of Parkinson disease.
Glutathione S-Transferase, Omega-1 (GSTO1) modifies age at onset of Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease.
Long term treatment of restless legs syndrome with dopamine agonists.
The epidemiology of myoclonus in the medical and surgical intensive care unit (ICU).
Specific mitochondrial haplogroups affect risk for late-onset Parkinson disease.
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
7th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Miami, Florida (Nov. 10-14, 2002)
Treatment of hypophonia with collagen vocal fold augmentation in patients with parkinsonism.
Age-related tolerability of tetrabenazine.
Tetrabenazine in the treatment of Tourette syndrome.
Premonitory sensations in tics.
Reduced Nurr1 expression increases the susceptibility to dopaminergic toxins via nitric oxide.
Computerized posturography balance assessment of patients with bilateral vim deep brain stimulation.
Evaluating factors that can influence spirography ratings in patients with essential tremor.
Upregulation of Nurr1 gene expression by dopamine receptor agonist pramipexole in human neuroblastoma SHSY-5Y cells.
Reliability of limits of stability measures in Parkinson's disease.
Minocycline in Huntington's disease: A pilot study.
Gait and Balance Scale (GABS): Validation and utilization.
Experience with bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation for Parkinson's disease (PD).
Predictors of response to bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
Pleuropulmonary fibrosis after 11 years of pergolide treatment.
The efficacy and safety of Dysport (botulinum type A toxin) in cervical dystonia: Results of the first US study.
American Neurological Association (ANA)
127th Annual Meeting in New York, NY (Oct. 12-16, 2002)
Dystonia in Friedreich's ataxia.
American Headache Society
44th Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Washington (June 21-23, 2002)
Basic and Therapeutic Aspects of Botulinum and Tetanus Toxins
International Conference in Hannover, Germany (June 8, 2002)
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 5-11, 2001)
The prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Exploring the relationship between Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome.
Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
6th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Barcelona, Spain (June 11-15, 2000)
Olanzapine treatment for dopaminergic induced hallucinations.
Daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's disease.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
52nd Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (April 29 - May 6, 2000)
Unilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease: Effects of stimulation on the non-target limb and rebound augmentation.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
46th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (May 1-7, 1994)
Neuropsychological distinctions between cortico-basal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD) and Alzheimer's disease with extrapyramidal signs.
International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
22nd Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio (Feb. 2-5, 1994)
Neuropsychological differentiation of corticobasal degeneration from Alzheimer's disease.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
43rd Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (April 21-27, 1991)
The alien hand and related signs.
















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