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Interventional data were compared to historical PSP-RS patients from the davunetide clinical trial and the 4-Repeat Tauopathy Neuroimaging Initiative. Results Salsalate and young plasma were safe and well tolerated. Vorinostat PSPRS change from baseline (mean ± standard deviation [SD]) was similar in salsalate (+5.6 ± 9.6), young plasma (+5.0 ± 7.1), and historical controls (+5.6 ± 7.1), and change in midbrain volume (cm3 ± SD) did not differ between salsalate (-0.07 ± 0.03), young plasma (-0.06 ± 0.03), and historical controls (-0.06 ± 0.04). No differences were observed between groups on any exploratory endpoint. Conclusions Neither salsalate nor young plasma had a detectable effect on disease progression in PSP-RS. Focused open-label clinical trials incorporating historical clinical, neuropsychological, fluid, and imaging biomarkers provide useful preliminary data about the promise of novel PSP-directed therapies. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Background Nonmotor symptoms (NMSs) of Parkinson's disease (PD) impair health-related quality of life. Objectives To identify changes in NMSs during 52 weeks in Japanese PD patients exhibiting motor fluctuations. Methods In PD patients with ≥1 NMS and wearing-off, changes in total/subscore of the Movement Disorder Society Unified PD Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part I and 8-item PD Questionnaire were assessed. Group-based trajectory models were used to characterize longitudinal patterns of MDS-UPDRS Part I. Results Data from 996 patients were analyzed. MDS-UPDRS Part I subscores for cognitive function decreased linearly over time. Total and subscores for apathy and lightheadedness on standing significantly deteriorated with fluctuations, whereas other subscores fluctuated without significant deterioration. Changes in the MDS-UPDRS Part I total score correlated with changes in the 8-item PD Questionnaire total score. Based on group-based trajectory models, longitudinal pattern analysis of MDS-UPDRS Part I scores yielded the following 3 separate groups unchanged (63.8%), deteriorated (20.1%), and improved (16.2%). The improved group had significantly more NMSs at baseline, significantly higher MDS-UPDRS Part I/8-item PD Questionnaire total scores, and modified Hoehn and Yahr scores, and had received treatment for NMSs. The multivariate analysis revealed significant associations between severe motor disability and receiving any treatment for NMSs at baseline and improvement of MDS-UPDRS Part I total scores. Conclusions Changes in MDS-UPDRS Part I scores were variable and related to changes in health-related quality of life in PD patients with motor fluctuations. © 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Background There are no standardized clinical guidelines for the management of Parkinson's disease (PD) during pregnancy. Increasing maternal age would suggest that the incidence of pregnancy in women diagnosed with PD is likely to increase. Objective To evaluate the evidence for the treatment of PD during pregnancy and to canvass opinion from patients and clinical teams as to the optimum clinical management in this setting. Methods This involved (1) a literature review of available evidence for the use of oral medical therapy for the management of PD during pregnancy and (2) an anonymized survey of patients and clinical teams relating to previous clinical experiences. Results A literature review identified 31 publications (148 pregnancies, 49 PD, 2 parkinsonism, 21 dopa-responsive dystonia, 32 restless leg syndrome, 1 schizophrenia, and 43 unknown indication) detailing treatment with levodopa, and 12 publications with dopamine agonists. Adverse outcomes included seizures and congenital malformations. Survey participation included patients (n = 7), neurologists (n = 35), PD nurse specialists (n = 50), obstetricians (n = 15), and midwives (n = 20) and identified a further 34 cases of pregnancy in women with PD. Common themes for suggested management included optimization of motor symptoms, preference for levodopa monotherapy, and normal delivery unless indicated by obstetric causes. Conclusions This study demonstrates the paucity of evidence for decision-making in the medical management of PD during pregnancy. Collaboration is needed to develop a prospective registry, with longitudinal maternal and child health outcome measures to facilitate consensus management guidelines. © 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Background Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder associated with premutation alleles (55-200 CGG repeats) of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene. FXTAS is characterized by the presence of ubiquitin-positive inclusions in neurons and astrocytes and by cerebellar tremor and ataxia. Parkinsonism has been reported in FXTAS, but most patients lack the characteristic rest tremor and severe rigidity seen in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective To describe the frequency of concomitant PD in FXTAS. Methods We reviewed the medical record of 40 deceased patients diagnosed with FXTAS and performed a pathology analysis to confirm both FXTAS and PD. Results Clinical histories indicated that 5 FXTAS patients were diagnosed with idiopathic PD and 2 with atypical parkinsonian syndrome. Vorinostat After pathological examination, we found that 7 patients in the PD clinical diagnosis group had dopaminergic neuronal loss; however, only 2 of 7 presented Lewy bodies (LBs) in the substantia nigra. Therefore, a total of 5% of the 40 cohort patients met the pathologic criteria for the concomitant diagnosis of FXTAS and PD. In addition, 2 patients not clinically diagnosed with PD also had nigral neuronal loss with LBs in substantia nigra. In total 10% of these 40 patients had LBs. Conclusion This report expands our understanding of clinical symptoms and unusual presentations in patients with FXTAS and the concept that the parkinsonism found in FXTAS is sometimes indistinguishable from PD. We propose that FMR1 should be recognized as one of the exceptional genetic causes of parkinsonism with presynaptic dopaminergic loss and LBs. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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