Tag: Movement Disorders

The purpose of this research study is to learn if and how non-invasive brain stimulation influences motivation problems in Parkinson’s disease. Men and women aged 55-80 years with Parkinson’s disease for at least 5 years can join the study. There are three study visits. Participation will involve answering questions, doing...

Apathy, defined as lack of enthusiasm or concern for previously exciting or interesting things, is a very common, debilitating, often refractory symptom, and is associated with poor outcomes in neurologic and psychiatric conditions. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, is effective in treating depression but has...

We are using specialized functional MRI for people receiving deep brain stimulation surgery to help predict who will benefit most from this procedure.

This is a genetic registry study aimed at developing a central location to store Parkinson’s Disease genetic data for future research use.

UNC Neurology Faculty Dr. Nina Browner and Movement Disorder Fellow, Dr. Abigail O’Reggio assisted in developing the American Association of Neurology online course “NeuroBytes: Task Specific Focal Dystonia – “Writer’s Camp”‘ Course Description: Task specific dystonia is a commonly missed focal dystonia. This is in part due to the symptoms...

The MSA coalition is the largest non-profit foundation in the US supporting patients/families and researchers in multiple system atrophy, which is a relatively rare but devastating neurodegenerative disease. The Purpose of the MSA Center of Excellence program, which is new as of 2023 (2023 was the first year), is to...

Dr. Miriam Sklerov, of the Neurology Movement Disorders Center at UNC recently won a K23 through the NIMH, for her project, “Investigation of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of apathy”. They will be recruiting people with Parkinson’s disease to investigate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on apathy using...

This is a genetic registry study aimed at developing a central location to store Parkinson’s Disease genetic data for future research use. Status: Open

Circadian rhythm is well known to affect various aspects of sports performance; however, the sport-specific effects in rock climbing are not well studied. We aim to evaluate diurnal changes in maximum finger strength, finger endurance, and power in rock climbers. Status: Not currently enrolling

CurePSP created this new network to help patients with atypical Parkinsonism disorders to locate the best possible care and other resources.