Is premonitory urge (PU) useful in differentiating functional tic-like behaviors from tics? NO! They experience them in similar frequencies/intensities, so PU is not a useful discriminating feature. More in the link! Natalia Szejko
Tamara Pringsheim
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“One dies with PD, not from it” - NOT TRUE!

According to Finnish national data showing increased mortality in PD Vs controls. Highest relative hazard of death in YOPD, but risk declined during the 12yr study period (reasons unknown). Valtteri Kaasinen loom.ly/h-4YEdg

Dealing with disparities in antibody testing and treatment for movement disorders in underdeveloped regions - some suggestions but many difficult questions. Kailash Bhatia Bálint Bettina loom.ly/aHz2zys

Cuinat et al. found that BTX injections could normalize gait in blepharospasm but not in cervical dystonia, suggesting different pathophysiological mechanisms of gait abnormalities in these conditions. Kailash Bhatia Marcelo Merello loom.ly/_vaOsPQ

Addressing barriers to advanced therapies: Examining the role of RF ablation in the absence of DBS-A nuanced consideration. The unequivocal 'yes' hinges on surgeon training, patient-specific variables, and preferences. Marcelo Merello @MOVAN loom.ly/l-G8WZM

Parkinson Disease and Driving fitness: Do we have enough evidence to advise our patients? A systematic review of the existing guidelines and a practical algorithm for Neurologists in everyday clinical practice.
Πέτρος Σταματέλος loom.ly/DCZgDXw

Essential tremor and essential tremor plus are essentially similar electrophysiologically@rajan_roopa Anna Latorre Kailash Bhatia loom.ly/RSuJMqg

Are we measuring what matters? In this study, the correspondence between the perception of communication abilities in people with Parkinson's disease and language-based tests was evaluated. See what the results showed! Federico Rodríguez-Porcel loom.ly/Y1NTEYc

Young-onset MSA (YOMSA) resembles MSA in most aspects including phenotype and prognosis, although the diagnosis is usually delayed. Autonomic failure at symptom onset may be a poor predictor for survival in YOMSA. Negin Badihian Elizabeth Coon, MD loom.ly/WeXAaFc

About 1 in 3 PwPD experience psychosocial distress. Read about the newly validated Distress Thermometer as an ultra-short screening tool for distress in PD and about factors that influence the feeling of distress in PwPD. Nils Schnalke loom.ly/JmuyftU

Functional tic-like behaviors are common comorbidity in Tourette syndrome similar to functional overlay in other movement disorders. Before diagnosing treatment-resistant tics, functional overlay should be considered.
Natalia Szejko loom.ly/SD4S7U0

Among classical and atypical PKAN, MPAN, and Kufor Rakeb syndrome (KRS), KRS has the best survival with the most extended ambulation period. Spasticity appears to be associated with death in NBIAs. Kailash Bhatia Marcelo Merello loom.ly/RXchME4

Promising findings in this study that showed that behavioral therapy using hypnosis and catalepsy induction was effective at reducing FND symptom severity Kailash Bhatia Marcelo Merello loom.ly/We7Ob4U

A new neuroradiological sign in late-onset ataxias: atrophy of cranial nerves V and VIII distinguishes RFC1-related ataxia from MSA and SCAs Kailash Bhatia Marcelo Merello loom.ly/tgM7fhY

This study uncovers links between Parkinson's and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), highlighting high RBD prevalence in advanced PD. Valuable insights for neurologists and PD researchers. #Parkinsons #RBD #NeurologyResearch Claudia Trenkwalder loom.ly/XF_s0lI

What effect does the stigma experienced by young adults with TS, across life stages, have on their current tic symptoms? Chen Wei-Ti Kailash Bhatia Marcelo Merello loom.ly/_94S9Fo