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International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS) 2017

June 04 - 08, 2017; Vancouver, Canada

June 04 - 08, 2017 Vancouver, Canada

MDS Smartphones Track Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease The technology may eventually be used to determine whether therapeutic interventions are effective, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News, June 8, 2017
MDS Behavioral Therapy Now First Line for Tics Practicing habit reversal therapy is just as effective as drug therapy for tics and Tourette syndrome, new research suggests.
Medscape Medical News, June 7, 2017
MDS Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Gait in PD A small pilot study shows that stimulation allowed wheelchair-using patients with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait to walk.
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2017

Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Reduces Essential Tremor MRI thermography-guided unilateral focused ultrasound thalamotomy reduces long-standing essential tremor and disability and improves quality of life with minimal adverse effects, a study shows.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 30, 2016
Truncal Vagotomy May Protect Against Parkinson's Truncal but not selective vagotomy is associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease later, a registry study shows. This finding suggests a vagal pathway for alpha-synuclein from the gut to the brain.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 28, 2016
Valbenazine Reduces Tardive Dyskinesia, With Good Tolerability In the phase 3 KINECT 3 trial, investigational drug valbenazine reduced tardive dyskinesia among psychiatric patients receiving antipsychotic medications, with a favorable safety profile.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 30, 2016

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