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- COVID-19 vaccine related movement disorders: a systematic review
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Grace Elysse D. Angeles, Lowrence Precious C. Dichoso, Roland Dominic G. Jamora
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Received January 2, 2024 Accepted March 18, 2024 Published online March 19, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24001
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- Objectives
Since the release of vaccines against COVID-19, there have been reports of vaccine-related neurologic complications. This study aimed to create a descriptive systematic review of movement disorders associated with COVID-19 vaccines.
Methods
We described the demographics, clinical presentation, management, outcomes, and proposed patho-mechanism. A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. A standardized tool was used to assess the quality of the cases.
Results
We have identified 8 articles that met our inclusion criteria consisting of 10 patients who developed movement disorders after vaccination. The majority were males (n = 8), with a median age of 64.5 years. The most common movement disorder was hemichorea. The rest presented with generalized chorea with myoclonus, cervical dystonia, and akathisia. Most cases responded with immunotherapy. The standardized tool used showed that most studies have a low risk of bias.
Conclusion
The reported incidence of vaccine-related movement disorders was low in occurrence based on available published cases that were found.
Original Article
- Trends in Physiotherapy Interventions and Medical Costs for Parkinson’s Disease in South Korea, 2011–2020
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Dong-Woo Ryu, Jinse Park, Myung Jun Lee, Dallah Yoo, Sang-Myung Cheon
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Received December 22, 2023 Accepted March 18, 2024 Published online March 19, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23269
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- Objective
Physiotherapy (PT), an effective strategy for managing Parkinson’s disease (PD), can influence healthcare utilization. We analyzed trends in healthcare utilization, PT interventions, and medical costs among patients with PD.
Methods
Using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service from 2011 to 2020, we analyzed the number of patients with PD and their healthcare utilization and assessed the odds ratio (OR) for receiving regular PTs.
Results
Over 10 years, 169,613 patients with PD were present. The number of patients with PD increased annually from 49,417 in 2011 to 91,841 in 2020. Patients with PD receiving PT increased from 4,847 (9.81%) in 2011 to 13,163 (14.33%) in 2020, and PT prescriptions increased from 81,220 in 2011 to 377,651 in 2019. Medical costs per patient with PD have increased from 1,686 United States Dollars (USD) in 2011 to 3,201 USD in 2020. Medical expenses for each patient with PD receiving PT increased from 6,581 USD in 2011 to 13,476 USD in 2020. Moreover, Regular PTs were administered to 31,782 patients (18.74%) and conducted only through hospitalization. Those in their 50s with disabilities demonstrated a high OR for regular PTs, while those aged 80 years or older and residing outside Seoul had a low OR.
Conclusions
The PD burden increased in South Korea between 2011 and 2020, including an increase in healthcare utilization and medical costs. The significant rise in medical expenses can be associated with increased PD prevalence and PT interventions. Regular PT applications remain restricted and have barriers to access.
Letter to the editor
- Impact of deep brain stimulation on non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
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Tanaya Mishra, Nitish Kamble, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ravi Yadav, Dwarakanath Srinivas, Pramod Kumar Pal
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Received November 25, 2023 Accepted March 13, 2024 Published online March 13, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23247
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Viewpoint
- A practical guide for clinical approach to patients with Huntington’s disease in Korea
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Chaewon Shin, Ryul Kim, Dallah Yoo, Eungseok Oh, Jangsup Moon, Minkyeong Kim, Jee-Young Lee, Jong-Min Kim, Seong-Beom Koh, Manho Kim, Beomseok Jeon
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Received February 19, 2024 Accepted March 12, 2024 Published online March 12, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24040
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Original Article
- Fasting plasma glucose level and longitudinal motor and cognitive outcomes in Parkinson’s disease
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Ko-Eun Choi, Dong-Woo Ryu, Yoon-Sang Oh, Joong-Seok Kim
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Received December 14, 2023 Accepted March 6, 2024 Published online March 6, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23264
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- Background
Hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus have been recognized as poor prognostic factors for motor and nonmotor outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), although there is some controversy. In the present study, we investigated the effects of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level on longitudinal motor and cognitive outcomes in PD patients.
Methods
We included a total of 201 patients diagnosed with PD between January 2015 and January 2020. The patients were categorized based on FPG level: euglycemia (70< FPG <100 mg/dL), intermediate glycemia (100≤ FPG <126 mg/dL), and hyperglycemia (FPG ≥126 mg/dL), and longitudinal FPG trajectories were analyzed using group-based trajectory modeling. Survival analysis was conducted to determine the time until motor outcome (Hoehn and Yahr stage≥2) and the conversion from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment.
Results
Among the patients studied, 82 had euglycemia, 93 had intermediate glycemia, and 26 had hyperglycemia. Intermediate glycemia (HR 1.75, 95% CI 1.08-2.81, p=0.022) and hyperglycemia (HR 3.86, 95% CI 2.00-7.48, p<0.01) emerged as significant predictors of worsening motor symptoms. However, neither intermediate glycemia (HR 1.245, 95% CI 0.764-2.029, p=0.3789) nor hyperglycemia (HR 1.602, 95% CI 0.763-3.362, p=0.2129) demonstrated associations with longitudinal progression of cognitive impairment. Diabetes mellitus defined by self-reported medical history was not related to poor motor or cognitive impairment outcomes.
Conclusions
Our results support that both impaired glucose tolerance and hyperglycemia could be associated with motor progression in PD.
Letters to the editor
- Suprahyoid tremor as an early feature in multiple system atrophy-parkinsonism: a case report
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Shakya Bhattacharjee, Rohini Aggarwal, Ronan Macdonagh, Christopher Kobylecki
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Received December 12, 2023 Accepted March 6, 2024 Published online March 6, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23261
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- The first Indian patient with benign hereditary chorea due to a de novo mutation in the NKX2-1 gene
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Divyani Garg, Ayush Agarwal, Mohammed Faruq, Achal Kumar Srivastava
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Received December 28, 2023 Accepted February 29, 2024 Published online February 29, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23273
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Original Articles
- Effectiveness of live-streaming tele-exercise intervention in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study
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Jongmok Ha, Jung Hyun Park, Jun Seok Lee, Hye Young Kim, Ji One Song, Jiwon Yoo, Jong Hyeon Ahn, Jinyoung Youn, Jin Whan Cho
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Received November 29, 2023 Accepted February 29, 2024 Published online February 29, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23251
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- Introduction
Exercise can improve both motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP), but there is an unmet need of accessible and sustainable exercise options. This study aimed to evaluate the effect, feasibility, and safety of a regularly performed live-streaming tele-exercise intervention for PwP.
Methods
A live-streaming exercise intervention was implemented twice a week for 12 weeks in PwP. We measured the motor and nonmotor scales in these patients before and after the intervention. Changes in clinical scores from baseline to post-intervention were analyzed using a paired t-test. Factors associated with improvements in clinical scales and compliance were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation analysis.
Results
56 participants were enrolled in the study. There were significant improvements in HADS-A (p = 0.007), HADS-D (p < 0.001), UPDRS part III (p < 0.001), UPDRS total (p = 0.015), H&Y stage (p = 0.027), and PFS-16 (p = 0.026) scores following intervention. Motor improvements were associated with improvements in mood symptoms and fatigue. Higher motor impairment at baseline was associated with a higher compliance rate and better composite motor and non-motor outcomes (ΔUPDRS total score) post-intervention. Overall, the 12-week tele-exercise program was feasible and safe for PwP. No adverse event was reported. Overall adherence was 60.0% in our cohort, and 83.4% were able to participate in more than half of the exercise routines.
Conclusion
The live-streaming tele-exercise intervention is a safe, feasible, and effective non-pharmacological treatment option that can alleviate fatigue and improve mood and motor symptoms in PwP.
- High levels of mutant huntingtin protein in tear fluid from Huntington’s Disease Gene Expansion Carriers
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Marlies Gijs, Nynke Jorna, Nicole Datson, Chantal Beekman, Cira Dansokho, Alexander Weiss, David E J Linden, Mayke Oosterloo
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Received January 18, 2024 Accepted February 21, 2024 Published online February 21, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24014
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- Objective
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant, fully penetrant, neurodegenerative disease that most commonly affects adults in mid-life. HD is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the HTT gene, resulting in the expression of mutant huntingtin (mHTT). Our aim was to detect and quantify mHTT in tear fluid, which to our knowledge has never been measured before.
Methods
We recruited 20 manifest, 13 premanifest HD gene expansion carriers (HDGECs) and 20 age-matched controls. All patients underwent detailed assessments, including Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) total motor score (TMS) and total function capacity score. Tear fluid was collected using paper Schirmer’s strips. The level of tear mHTT was determined using the Single Molecule Counting SMCxPRO technology.
Results
Average tear mHTT levels in manifest (67,223 ± 80,360 fM) and premanifest patients (55,561 ± 45,931 fM) were significantly higher than in controls (1622 ± 2179 fM). We noted significant correlations between tear mHTT levels and CAG repeat length, ‘estimated years to diagnosis’, disease burden score and UHDRS TMS and TFC. The ROC curve demonstrated an almost perfect score (AUC = 0.9975) when comparing controls to manifest patients. Similarly, the AUC between controls and premanifest patients was 0.9846. The optimal cut-off value to distinguish between controls and manifest patients was 4544 fM, whereas it was 6596 fM for the distinction between controls and premanifest patients.
Conclusions
Tear mHTT levels have the potential for early and non-invasive detection of alterations in HD and could be integrated into both clinical trials and clinical diagnostics.
- Comparing MoCA Performance in Parkinson’s disease: Age and Education-Adjusted Cutoffs vs. Machine Learning
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Kyeongmin Baek, Young Min Kim, Han Kyu Na, Junki Lee, Dong Ho Shin, Seok-Jae Heo, Seok Jong Chung, Kiyong Kim, Phil Hyu Lee, Young H Sohn, Jeehee Yoon, Yun Joong Kim
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Received December 23, 2023 Accepted February 12, 2024 Published online February 13, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23271
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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is recommended for general cognitive evaluation in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). However, age- and education-adjusted cutoffs specifically for PD have not been developed and systematically validated across PD cohorts with diverse education levels.
Methods
This retrospective analysis utilized data from 1,293 Korean patients with PD, where cognitive diagnoses were determined through comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. Age- and education-adjusted cutoffs were formulated based on 1,202 patients with PD. To identify the optimal machine learning model, clinical parameters and MoCA domain scores from 416 patients with PD were used. Comparative analyses between machine learning and different cutoffs were conducted on an additional 91 consecutive patients with PD.
Results
The cutoffs for cognitive impairment decrease with advancing age within the same education level. Similarly, lower education levels within the same age group correspond to lower cutoffs. For individuals aged 60–80, cutoffs were set as follows: 25 or 24 for those with over 12 years of education, 23 or 22 for 10–12 years, and 21 or 20 for 7–9 years. Comparisons between age- and education-adjusted cutoffs and the machine learning method showed comparable accuracies. The cutoff method demonstrated higher sensitivity (0.8627), whereas machine learning achieved higher specificity (0.8250).
Conclusions
Both the age- and education-adjusted cutoff method and machine learning demonstrated high effectiveness in detecting cognitive impairment in PD. This study highlights the necessity of tailored cutoffs and suggests the potential of machine learning to enhance cognitive assessments in PD.
Case Report
- Loss-of-function SMPD1 gene variant in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy-Richardson Syndrome patients of Chinese ancestry
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Shen-Yang Lim, Ai Huey Tan, Jia Nee Foo, Yi Jayne Tan, Elaine GY Chew, Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Alfand Marl Dy Closas, Azalea Pajo, Jia Lun Lim, Yi Wen Tay, Anis Nadhirah, Jia Wei Hor, Tzi Shin Toh, Lei Cheng Lit, Jannah Zulkefli, Su Juen Ngim, Weng Khong Lim, Huw R. Morris, Eng-King Tan, Adeline SL Ng
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Received January 7, 2024 Accepted January 30, 2024 Published online January 31, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24009
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- Lysosomal dysfunction plays an important role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and possibly also Parkinson-plus syndromes such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). This is exemplified by the involvement of the GBA1 gene, which results in a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, and is currently the most frequently identified genetic factor underlying PD worldwide. Pathogenic variants in the SMPD1 gene are a recessive cause of Niemann-Pick disease type A and B. Here, we provide the first report on an association between a loss-of-function SMPD1 gene variant present in heterozygous state (p.Pro332Arg/p.P332R, which is known to result in reduced lysosomal acid sphingomyelinase activity), with PSP-Richardson syndrome in three unrelated patients of Chinese ancestry.
Original Article
- Phenotypic spectrum of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Clinical study and APOE effect
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Amina NASRI, Ikram SGHAIER, Anis NEJI, Alya GHARBI, Youssef ABIDA, Saloua MRABET, Amina GARGOURI, Mouna BEN DJEBARA, Imen KACEM, Riadh GOUIDER
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Received September 9, 2023 Accepted January 30, 2024 Published online January 30, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23178
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- Objectives
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)is a rare neurodegenerative disorder encompassing several phenotypes with various motor and cognitive deficits.We aimed to study motor and cognitive characteristics across PSP phenotypes,and assess the influence of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE)gene variants on PSP phenotypic expression.
Materials and Methods
In 20-year-cross-sectional study, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients classified as PSP and re-categorized them into phenotypes using the MDS-2017 criteria. Phenotypes were divided into three subgroups based on the clinical presentation during the first 3 years after symptoms’ onset, which defines the early disease stage:Richardson’s syndrome (PSP-RS), PSP-cortical (PSP-F+PSP-SL+PSP-CBS) and PSP-subcortical(PSP-P+PSP-PGF+PSP-PI+PSP-OM+PSP-C+PSP-PLS).Data on clinical and neuropsychological assessments were collected.Genotyping of APOE was performed using the RFLP-PCR and verified by Sanger sequencing.
Results
We included 112 PSP patients comprising 10 phenotypes classified into 48PSP-RS, 34PSP-cortical(17.6%PSP-CBS,9.4%PSP-F,8.2%PSP-SL)and 30 PSP-subcortical(11.6%PSP-P,8%PSP-PI, 2.6%PSP-OM,1.8%PSP-PGF,1.8%PSP-C,0.9%PSP-PLS) subgroups.
PSP-RS cases had older age of onset(p=0.009)and more akinetic-rigid and levodopa resistant parkinsonism(p=0.006),while PSP-cortical cases had more tremor and asymmetric and/or levodopa responsive parkinsonism(p=0.025).Cognitive domains were significantly less altered among PSP-subcortical subgroup.Overall,PSP-APOEε4 carriers developed parkinsonism earlier (p=0.019),had earlier oculomotor dysfunction(p=0.052) and more altered cognitive profile.It was also associated with younger age of parkinsonism onset in PSP-RS phenotype(p=0.026).
Conclusion
This study demonstrated the wide phenotypic spectrum of PSP among Tunisians.Later disease onset and akinetic-rigid and levodopa resistant parkinsonism were the hallmarks of PSP-RS phenotype,while milder cognitive impairment was characteristic of PSP-subcortical subgroup.APOEε4 allele was associated to earlier parkinsonism and oculomotor dysfunction and seemed to play a role in defining a more altered cognitive profile in PSP patients.
Letters to the editor
- A case of 18p chromosomal deletion encompassing GNAL in a patient with dystonia-parkinsonism
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Giulia Di Rauso, Francesco Cavallieri, Edoardo Monfrini, Alessandro Fraternali, Valentina Fioravanti, Sara Grisanti, Annalisa Gessani, Isabella Campanini, Andrea Merlo, Giulia Toschi, Manuela Napoli, Rosario Pascarella, Rosamaria Silipigni, Palma Finelli, Jefri J Paul, Peter Bauer, Annibale Versari, Alessio Di Fonzo, Franco Valzania
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Received October 29, 2023 Accepted January 23, 2024 Published online January 23, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.23222
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