Abstract Introduction: Home therapeutic exercises have been a target of interest in the treatment of the Parkinson's disease (PD). The way that the physical therapist guides and monitors these exercises can impact the success of therapy. Objective: To evaluate the effects of individualized orientatio...
ABSTRACT In 1817, British physician James Parkinson published a 66-page document entitled "Essay on the Shaking Palsy". This brief text became a classical and fundamental piece in the history of medicine and, in particular, of neurology. The authors of this article wish to pay tribute to this great pione...
La enfermedad con cuerpos de Lewy incluye 2 entidades que podrían ser consideradas variantes clínicas de una misma patología: la demencia con cuerpos de Lewy y la demencia en enfermedad de Parkinson. Con la finalidad de describir correctamente lo que sucede en la evolución de la enfermedad se divide ...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate which factors are associated with the quality of life decline in Parkinson's disease patients from mild to moderate stages. Methods The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 were used to evaluate clinical/functional data an...
ABSTRACT The Bereitschaftspotential (BP) is a negative wave observed in EEG retrograde averaging, preceding a motor act. The objective was to study the BP preceding voluntary eyelid blinks in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients during off and on phases of levodopa. Methods Ten PD patients in stages 1 and...
Se realizó un estudio prospectivo de 44 pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson, atendidos en la consulta de Trastornos del Movimiento del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico Saturnino Lora Torres de Santiago de Cuba, desde agosto de 2013 hasta julio de 2015, con vistas a determinar la frecuenc...
ABSTRACT Introduction. HCV has been suspected to potentially cause degenerations in the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerativo disorder. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of Parkinson's disease among patients with HCV infection. Material and methods....