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When comparing the results with the original WES data, for the "difficult" p.L444P, the number of false positives was 2/9 and 18/24 for multiplex-AS-PCR and WES, respectively. As we could have missed some p.L444P alleles by NGS, we verified the test performance on 50 DNAs from Sanger-validated p.L444P heterozygotes. All samples tested correctly.

buy LY-3475070 set up and validated a rapid and inexpensive test for screening large cohorts of individuals for variants conferring a significant PD risk. This screening method is particularly interesting to identify patients who could benefit most from early access to personalized therapies.

We set up and validated a rapid and inexpensive test for screening large cohorts of individuals for variants conferring a significant PD risk. This screening method is particularly interesting to identify patients who could benefit most from early access to personalized therapies.

Freezing of gait (FoG) is one of the most disabling gait disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD), reflecting motor and cognitive impairments, mainly related to dopamine deficiency. Recent studies investigating kinematic and kinetic factors affecting gait in these patients showed a postural instability characterized by disturbed weight-shifting, inappropriate anticipatory postural adjustment, worse reactive postural control, and a difficulty executing complex motor tasks (i.e. sit-to-walk). These symptoms are difficult to alleviate and not very responsive to Levodopa. For this reason, additional therapeutic actions based on specific therapeutic protocols may help patients with their daily lives. We conducted a randomized control trial aimed to test if two clinical protocols for PD patients with FoG were effective to improve postural control.

Rehabilitation protocols, conceived to improve gait, were based on learning motor exercises with the Action Observation plus Sonification (AOS) technique, or by the use of external sensory cues. We collected biomechanical data (Center of Mass COM, Center of Pressure COP, and moving timings), using the sit-to-walk task as a measure of motor and gait performance.

Kinetic and kinematic data showed that when treatment effects consolidate, patients treated with AOS protocol are more efficient in merging subsequent motor tasks (sit-to-stand and gait initiation), and diminished the total moving time and the area of the COP positions.

We demonstrated for the first time that PD patients with FoG treated with an AOS protocol aimed at relearning appropriate gait patterns increased balance control and re-acquired more efficient postural control.

We demonstrated for the first time that PD patients with FoG treated with an AOS protocol aimed at relearning appropriate gait patterns increased balance control and re-acquired more efficient postural control.

Cognitive decline creates substantial morbidity and cost in Parkinson's disease (PD) and clinicians have limited tools for counseling patients on prognosis. We aimed to use data from a randomized, controlled trial of isradipine in Parkinson's disease (STEADY-PD III) to determine which objective cognitive domain deficits drive patient complaints of cognitive symptoms.

Neuro-Quality of Life (Neuro-QoL) Cognition General Concerns (GC), and Cognition Executive Function (EF) (subjective measures), were administered at baseline, 1, 2, and 3 years in 324 people with PD. Baseline Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was divided into 4 domains visuospatial/executive, memory, attention, and language (objective measures). Spearman rank correlations and multiple regression models adjusted for other clinical variables evaluated associations between baseline Neuro-QoL domains and individual MoCA domains. Multiple regression models evaluated the association between baseline MoCA domain performance and Neuro-QoL change o.

To test the hypothesis that REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in early Parkinson's disease (PD) predicts rapid progression of dopaminergic denervation.

123I-FP-CIT single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans were performed sequentially at baseline, 1 year, 2 years, and 4 years in 416 de novo patients with PD. RBD screening questionnaire scores >5at baseline placed the participant in the likely-RBD group. Temporal changes in the specific binding ratio (SBR; caudate, putamen. sum of both, striatum) were compared between the likely-RBD and the non-likely-RBD groups for more or less affected striatum with a repeated measure ANOVA.

Likely-RBD was reported in 37.7% of the drug-naïve PD patients at baseline. The likely-RBD and non-likely-RBD groups did not have significant differences in the baseline clinical features including gender, age, disease duration, UPDRS motor score, and striatal SBR. Striatal SBR decreased significantly over four years in both groups (P<.001). In the analysis of a more affected striatum, striatal SBR decreased significantly faster in the likely-RBD group than in the non-likely-RBD group (P<.05 for all), whereas it was not statistically significant for the less affected striatum. The mean striatal SBR value (mean value of both striata), especially the caudate SBR, indicated greater acceleration of denervation in the likely-RBD group than in the non-likely-RBD group over time (P<.05).

Likely-RBD in PD predicts accelerating dopaminergic denervation, thereby implicating it as a marker for a poor prognosis or distinctive subtype in PD.

Likely-RBD in PD predicts accelerating dopaminergic denervation, thereby implicating it as a marker for a poor prognosis or distinctive subtype in PD.

To investigate the correlation of arm length with different CKCUEST measures and determine if a modification of the test position (modified-CKCUEST), or normalisation of the CKCUEST (normalised-CKCUEST) score after testing, control for arm length most effectively.

Quasi Experimental.

British Canoe Slalom National Training Centre.

Thirteen (5 male, 8 female) asymptomatic national squad canoe/kayak slalom athletes were recruited during winter profiling.

Three measures of the CKCUEST were investigated. #link# The CKCUEST, hands 36 inches apart; modified-CKCUEST, hands arm width apart (measured as C7 spinous process to tip of middle finger); and normalised-CKCUEST (measured as CKCUEST score/arm length).

A significant positive correlation was found between arm length and the CKCUEST score (r=0.807; p=0.001) and normalised-CKCUEST score (r=0.654; p=0.015). No significant correlation was found between the modified-CKCUEST score and arm length (p=0.745). A statistically significant difference between narrow and wide hand positions, greater than the minimal detectable change, was found (p=0.