15th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON'S

Abstracts by Topic
Ataxia
1 Genetic, biochemical and genotoxicity investigations on Cuban
families affected by spinocerebellar ataxia type 2
L.E. Almaguer-Mederos, R. Aguilera-Rodríguez, Y. González Zaldívar,
D. Almaguer-Gotay, D. Cuello-Almarales, A. Álvarez Sosa, J. Laffita-
Mesa, G. Sánchez Cruz, J. Montes-Brown, S. Mejías Brito, G. Ávila
Ávila, Y. Vázquez-Mojena, P. Zayas-Feria, A. Estupiñán-Rodríguez,
P. Bahr-Valcárcel, J. Aguiar-Santiago, G. Auburger (Holguín, Cuba)
2 Urinary symptoms and urodynamic findings in patients with
Machado-Joseph disease
A.F.A. Musegante, P.N.S. Almeida, A.L. Barboza, U. Barroso,
Jr. (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)
3 Tremor-spectrum in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3)
C. Bonnet, E. Apartis, M. Anheim, A.P. Legrand, F. Baizabal-Carvallo,
A.M. Bonnet, A. Durr, M. Vidailhet (Praha, Czech Republic)
4 Cognitive deficits and spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: A model to study
the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome hypothesis?
P. Braga-Neto, J.L. Pedroso, H. Alessi, A.C. Felício, L.A. Dutra,
P. Weisman, R.F. Santos-Galduroz, P.H.F. Bertolucci, A.A. Gabbai,
O.G.P. Barsottini (São Paulo, Brazil)
5 Dysarthria in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia and spinocerebellar
ataxia
B. Brendel, T. Schölderle, T. Lindig, M. Synofzik, L. Schöls,
H. Ackermann, W. Ziegler (Tübingen, Germany)
6 The clinical spectrum of ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2
(AOA2)
F. Brugger, G. Kägi, H. You, A. Kaelin-Lang, M. Koenig, J.-P. Delaunoy,
M. Schüpbach (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
7 Frequency of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) or Machado
Joseph disease in a Peruvian population
M.R. Cornejo, C. Timaná, R.D. Chacón, O.G. Ortega, V.M. Marca,
G. Torres, L. Torres, C.A. Cosentino, M.B. Flores, P.E. Mazzetti (Lima,
Peru)
8 Friedreich ataxia gene in Cuban population
T. Cruz-Mariño, Y. González-Zaldivar, J.M. Laffita-Mesa,
L.E. Almaguer-Mederos, R. Aguilera-Rodríguez, D. Alaguer-Gotay,
R. Rodríguez-Labrada, R. Rodríguez-Labrada, N. Canales-Ochoa,
P. MacLeod, L. Velázquez-Pérez (Holguín, Cuba)
9 Rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s symptoms using
cranial nerve non-invasive neuromodulation (CN-NINM)
Y.P. Danilov, M.E. Tyler, K.A. Kaczmarek (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
10 Ataxic breathing in Joubert syndrome
M. Fabbri, F. Provini, R. Vetrugno, M. Santucci (Bologna, Italy)
11 FXTAS in patients with Fragile-X gray zone alleles
D. Hall, O. Klepitskaya, F. Tassone, E. Spector, M. Leehey (Chicago,
Illinois, USA)
12 Botulinum toxin-responsive cervical dystonia in spinocerebellar
ataxia type 5
D.J. Houghton, J.M. Ferrara, I. Litvan (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
15 th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON’S
DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS
13 The natural history of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, 2, 3 and 6: A
2-year follow-up study
H. Jacobi, P. Bauer, P. Giunti, R. Labrum, M.G. Sweeney, P. Charles,
A. Dürr, C. Marelli, C. Globas, C. Linnemann, L. Schöls, M. Rakowicz,
R. Rola, E. Zdzienicka, T. Schmitz-Hübsch, R. Facellu, C. Mariotti,
C. Tomasello, L. Baliko, B. Melegh, A. Filla, C. Rinaldi, B.P. van de
Warrenburg, C.C.P. Verstappen, S. Szymanski, J. Berciano, J. Infante,
D. Timmann, S. Boesch, S. Hering, C. Depondt, M. Pandolfo, J.-
S. Kang, S. Ratzka, J. Schulz, S. Tezenas du Montcel, T. Klockgether
(Bonn, Germany)
14 Normal energy metabolism in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) patients
J.-S. Kang, J. Magerkurth, D. Nolte, G. Auburger, U. Pilatus, R. Hilker,
E. Hattingen (Frankfurt/Main, Germany)
15 Visualisation, quantification and correlation of brain atrophy with
clinical symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxias types 1, 2 and 3 using
3D volumetric analysis
S.G.G. Kumar, P.K. Pal, J. Saini, Arvind (Bangalore, India)
16 Delineating the de novo methylation pattern of the ataxin-2
promoter
J.M. Laffita-Mesa, D. Almaguer Gotay, L. Peña-Serrano, B.O. Peter,
D.A. Coello Almarales, V. Kourí (Holguin, Cuba)
17 The contribution of the self PolyQ load [somatic mosaicism] in the
CNS to the onset, disease duration and progression rate of SCA2
J.M. Laffita-Mesa, Y. Vázquez Mojena, D.A. Coello Almarales,
L.C. Velázquez Pérez (Holguin, Cuba)
18 Dynamic postural balance in cerebellar ataxia
P.L.A. Leandro, H.A.G. Teive (Curitiba, Parana, Brazil)
19 GABARAP mRNA expression changes in cerebellar nuclei neurons
after degeneration of GABAergic afferents in Lurcher mutant mice
C. Linnemann, I. Schmeh, C. Schwarz (Tuebingen, Germany)
20 Progressive myoclonic ataxia in coeliac disease despite a well conduct
gluten free diet
C. Marcel, O. Lagha-Boukbiza, J. Perisse, E. Godet, C. Tanchant
(Strasbourg, France)
21 Cerebellar ataxia due to extracerebellar lesions – An MRI
tractography study in six patients
M. Marek, S. Paus, N. Allert, B. Mädler, T. Klockgether, V.A. Coenen
(Bonn, Germany)
22 White matter hyperintensities in a patient with borderline mutation
for spinocerebellar ataxia type 8: A case report
H.P. Moore, W. Sheremata, C. Singer (Miami, Florida, USA)
23 Ataxia severity correlates with Frenchay dysarthrophonia assessment
in Friedreich ataxia
W. Nachbauer, A. Eigentler, J. Rhomberg, I. Ritzer, W. Poewe, S. Boesch
(Innsbruck, Austria)
24 Transcranial sonography in Machado-Joseph disease: Imaging
aspects and correlation with clinical features
J.L. Pedroso, A.C. Felício, P. Braga-Neto, E. Bor-Seng-Shu,
M.J. Teixeira, O.G.P. Barsottini (São Paulo, Brazil)
25 Autosomal recessive ataxias: Frequencies and phenotypes in a large
cohort of patients with early-onset ataxia
J. Schicks, M. Synofzik, C. Schulte, P. Bauer, L. Schöls (, Germany)
26 Cerebellar inhibition in multiple system atrophy patients
Y. Shirota, R. Hanajima, M. Hamada, Y. Terao, H. Matsumoto,
S. Ohminami, R. Tsutsumi, Y. Ugawa (Tokyo, Japan)
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