Publicaties
A data-driven approach for detecting gait events during turning in people with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
Does transcranial direct current stimulation during writing alleviate upper limb freezing in people with Parkinson's disease? A pilot study Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
The effect of intensive speech rate and intonation therapy on intelligibility in Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
System xc- as a possible novel target for the treatment of limbic epilepsy and Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Plastic changes at corticostriatal synapses predict improved motor function in a partial lesion model of Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In Parkinson's disease, striatal dopamine depletion leads to plastic changes at excitatory corticostriatal and thalamostriatal synapses. The functional consequences of these responses on the expression of behavioral deficits are incompletely understood. In addition, most of the information on striatal synaptic plasticity has been obtained in models with severe striatal dopamine depletion, and less is known regarding changes during early ...
Dopaminergic medication counteracts conflict adaptation in patients with Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
OBJECTIVE: We tested the role of dopamine in conflict-induced behavioral adjustments by evaluating the effect of dopaminergic medication on conflict adaptation in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.
METHOD: Nine PD patients performed a vocal Stroop task on two separate testing occasions: once on their regular medication and once after overnight withdrawal.
RESULTS: In line with previous studies (e.g., Bonnin, Houeto, Gil, & ...
Place of death of people living with Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
BACKGROUND: Most people prefer to receive end-of-life care in familiar surroundings rather than in hospital. This study examines variation in place of death for people dying from Parkinson's disease (PD) across 11 European and non-European countries.
METHODS: Using death certificate data of 2008 for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Spain for all deaths with PD as an ...
The influence of disease-dominance on turning problems and freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brain plasticity in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait induced by action observation training Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gait disorders represent a therapeutic challenge in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This study investigated the efficacy of 4-week action observation training (AOT) on disease severity, freezing of gait and motor abilities in PD, and evaluated treatment-related brain functional changes. 25 PD patients with freezing of gait were randomized into two groups: AOT (action observation combined with practicing the observed actions) and “Landscape” (same ...