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001) in the year after introduction of the tool compared with the year before. A 39% reduction was seen in overall PD-related healthcare costs (
=0.001). Similar results were found for patients ≥70 years old. Nursing staff spent on average 15.5 minutes per patient a month on monitoring the tool and follow-up activities.

Study results demonstrate a significant reduction in PD-related healthcare consumption using telemonitoring. Notably, these results were also found in elderly patients. Further research is needed to confirm these findings, preferably taking a broader perspective on healthcare consumption and within a larger, multicenter and prospective setup.
Study results demonstrate a significant reduction in PD-related healthcare consumption using telemonitoring. Notably, these results were also found in elderly patients. Further research is needed to confirm these findings, preferably taking a broader perspective on healthcare consumption and within a larger, multicenter and prospective setup.
Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an established treatment for improving motor and some non-motor symptoms (NMS) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Prospective long-term data in routine clinical practice are limited.

Assess LCIG effectiveness and safety in patients with advanced PD after 12 months during real-world routine clinical practice.

Duodopa/Duopa in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease-a global observational study evaluating long-term effectiveness (DUOGLOBE) (NCT02611713) is an ongoing, prospective, multinational, observational study of LCIG-naïve patients treated as part of routine clinical practice; 3 years of follow-up are planned. The primary outcome is the change in patient-reported
time. Other assessments include the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS), Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS), Parkinson's Disease Sleep scale (PDSS-2), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), caregiver burden, and serious adverse events (SAEn patients with advanced PD. Safety was consistent with previous studies.
Urological dysfunction in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) is one of the main manifestations of autonomic failure. Urodynamic examination is clinically relevant since underlying pathophysiology of lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction can be variable.

Evaluation of the pathophysiology of urological symptoms and exploration of differences in urodynamic patterns of LUT dysfunction between MSA-P and MSA-C.

Retrospective study of patients with possible and probable MSA who were referred for urodynamic studies between 2004 and 2019. Demographic data, medical history, physical examination and urodynamic studies assessing storage and voiding dysfunction were obtained.

Seventy-four patients were included in this study (MSA-P 64.9% n=48; median age 62.5 (IQR 56.8-70) years). Detrusor overactivity during filling phase was noted in 58.1% (n=43) of the patients. In the voiding phase, detrusor sphincter dyssynergia and detrusor underactivity were observed in 24.6% (n=17) and in 62.1% (n=41) of the patients, respectively. A postmicturition residual volume of over 100 ml was present in 71.4% (n=50) of the patients. Comparison of MSA subtypes showed weaker detrusor contractility in MSA-P compared to MSA-C [pdetQmax 26.2 vs. 34.4 cmH20,
= 0.04]. In 56.2% (n=41) of patients pathophysiology of LUT dysfunction was deemed to be neurogenic and consistent with the diagnosis of MSA. In 35.6% (n=26) urodynamic pattern suggested other urological co-morbidities.

Urodynamic evaluation is an important tool to analyze the pattern of LUT dysfunction in MSA. Impaired detrusor contractility was seen more in MSA-P which needs to be investigated in further studies.
Urodynamic evaluation is an important tool to analyze the pattern of LUT dysfunction in MSA. Impaired detrusor contractility was seen more in MSA-P which needs to be investigated in further studies.
Dream content alterations in Parkinson's disease (PD) are associated with motor and cognitive dysfunction cross-sectionally. Although recent studies suggest abnormal dream content in PD might also predict cognitive decline, the relationship between dream content and motor decline in PD remains unknown.

To investigate whether abnormal dream content in PD predicts both motor and cognitive decline.

Data were obtained from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort study. Patients were evaluated at baseline and at the 60-month follow-up, with validated clinical scales, including the REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III (MDS-UPDRS III). Patients were dichotomized using RBDSQ item 2, which inquires whether they frequently experience aggression in their dreams. Regression analyses were used to assess whether frequent aggressive dreams at baseline predicted longitudinal changes in MDS-UPDRS III and MoCA scores as well as progression to Hoehn and Yahr stage 3 (H&Y ≥ 3) and cognitive impairment.

Of the patients, 58/224 (25.9%) reported frequent aggressive dreams at baseline. Aggressive dreams predicted a faster increase in MDS-UPDRS III scores (β=4.64;
= 0.007) and a faster decrease in MoCA scores (β=-1.49;
= 0.001). Furthermore, they conferred a 6-fold and 2-fold risk for progressing to H&Y ≥ 3 (odds ratio [OR]=5.82;
= 0.005) and cognitive impairment (OR,2.35;
= 0.023) within 60 months. These associations remained robust when adjusting for potential confounders.

This study demonstrates for the first time that frequent aggressive dreams in newly diagnosed PD may independently predict early motor and cognitive decline.
This study demonstrates for the first time that frequent aggressive dreams in newly diagnosed PD may independently predict early motor and cognitive decline.
Movement disorders affecting the trunk remain a diagnostic challenge even for experienced clinicians. However, despite being common and debilitating, truncal movement disorders are rarely discussed and poorly reviewed in the medical literature.

To review common movement disorders affecting the trunk and provide an approach for clinicians based on the truncal region involved (shoulder, chest, diaphragm, abdomen, pelvis, and axial disorders). For each disorder, clinical presentation, etiologic differential diagnosis, and "clinical clues" are discussed.

This review provides a clinically focused, practical approach to truncal movement disorders, which will be helpful for physicians in everyday practice.
This review provides a clinically focused, practical approach to truncal movement disorders, which will be helpful for physicians in everyday practice.The central cholinergic system includes the basal forebrain nuclei, mainly projecting to the cortex, the mesopontine tegmental nuclei, mainly projecting to the thalamus and subcortical structures, and other groups of projecting neurons and interneurons. This system regulates many functions of human behavior such as cognition, locomotion, and sleep. In Parkinson's disease (PD), disruption of central cholinergic transmission has been associated with cognitive decline, gait problems, freezing of gait (FOG), falls, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), neuropsychiatric manifestations, and olfactory dysfunction. G Protein inhibitor Neuropathological and neuroimaging evidence suggests that basal forebrain pathology occurs simultaneously with nigrostriatal denervation, whereas pathology in the pontine nuclei may occur before the onset of motor symptoms. These studies have also detailed the clinical implications of cholinergic dysfunction in PD. Degeneration of basal forebrain nuclei and consequential cortical cholinergic denervation are associated with and may predict the subsequent development of cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Gait problems, FOG, and falls are associated with a complex dysfunction of both pontine and basal forebrain nuclei. Olfactory impairment is associated with cholinergic denervation of the limbic archicortex, specifically hippocampus and amygdala. Available evidence suggests that cholinergic dysfunction, alongside failure of the dopaminergic and other neurotransmitters systems, contributes to the generation of a specific set of clinical manifestations. Therefore, a "cholinergic phenotype" can be identified in people presenting with cognitive decline, falls, and RBD. In this review, we will summarize the organization of the central cholinergic system and the clinical correlates of cholinergic dysfunction in PD.A variety of movement disorders can be associated with hypogonadism. Identification of this association may aid in guiding workup and reaching an accurate diagnosis. We conducted a comprehensive and structured search to identify the most common movement disorders associated with hypogonadism. Only Case Reports and Case Series articles were included. Ataxia was the most common movement disorder associated with hypogonadism, including entities such as Gordon-Holmes syndrome, Boucher-Neuhäuser, Marinesco-Sjögren and Perrault syndrome. Tremor was also commonly described, particularly with aneuploidies such as Klinefelter syndrome and Jacob's syndrome. Other rare conditions including mitochondrial disorders and Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome are associated with dystonia and parkinsonism and either hypo or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. We also highlight those entities where a combination of movement disorders is present. Hypogonadism may be more commonly associated with movement disorders than previously appreciated. It is important for the clinician to be aware of this association, as well as accompanying symptoms in order to reach a precise diagnosis.A systemic investigation of the terahertz (THz) transmission of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 film on the (001)-oriented NdGaO3 substrate under external magnetic field and low temperature have been performed. The significant THz absorption difference between the out-of-plane and the in-plane magnetic field direction is observed, which is consistent with the electrical transport measurement using the standard four-probe technique. Furthermore, we find that the complex THz conductivities can be reproduced in terms of the Drude Smith equation as the magnetic field is perpendicular to the film plane, whereas it deviates from this model when the in-plane magnetic field is applied. We suggest that such anisotropies in THz transport dynamics have close correspondences with the phase separation and anisotropic magnetoresistance effects in the perovskite-structured manganites. Our work demonstrates that the THz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) can be an effective non-contact method for studying the magneto-transport properties of the perovskite-structured manganites.The piggyBac transposon system provides a non-viral alternative for cost-efficient and simple chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell production. The generation of clinical-grade CAR T cells requires strict adherence to current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) standards. Unfortunately, the high costs of commonly used lentiviral or retroviral vectors limit the manufacturing of clinical-grade CAR T cells in many non-commercial academic institutions. Here, we present a manufacturing platform for highly efficient generation of CD19-specific CAR T cells (CAR19 T cells) based on co-electroporation of linear DNA transposon and mRNA encoding the piggyBac transposase. The transposon is prepared enzymatically in vitro by PCR and contains the CAR transgene flanked by piggyBac 3' and 5' arms. The mRNA is similarly prepared via in vitro transcription. CAR19 T cells are expanded in the combination of cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-7, and IL-21 to prevent terminal differentiation of CAR T cells. The accurate control of vector copy number (VCN) is achieved by decreasing the concentration of the transposon DNA, and the procedure yields up to 1 × 108 CAR19 T cells per one electroporation of 1 × 107 peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after 21 days of in vitro culture.
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