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[Impact of motor and non-motor symptoms on the direct costs of Parkinson's disease]E Cubo
Departamento de Epidemiologia Aplicada, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
Neurologia 24:15-23. 2009..We evaluate the health-related economic burden of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and identify the impact of motor and nonmotor symptoms (NMS) and health-related quality of life (HRQL) on the direct costs of PD in Spain...
What contributes to driving ability in Parkinson's diseaseEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, Hospital General Yague, Burgos, Spain
Disabil Rehabil 32:374-8. 2010..To determine the most significant clinical predictors that influence driving ability in Parkinson disease (PD)...
Comparison of tic characteristics between children and adultsEsther Cubo
Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mov Disord 23:2407-11. 2008..004) when compared with adults. Tic phenomenology and severity were similar between children and adults, but pharmacological tic management was different, perhaps reflecting a practice trend to avoid medications in children...
Donepezil use in children and adolescents with tics and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an 18-week, single-center, dose-escalating, prospective, open-label studyEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, Clínica Nuestra Señnora del Rosario, Madrid, Spain
Clin Ther 30:182-9. 2008..Striatal cholinergic dysfunction may be important in tics and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Motor laterality asymmetry and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's diseaseEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, Hospital General Yague, Burgos, Spain
Mov Disord 25:70-5. 2010..This study was designed to evaluate the predominant laterality of motor symptoms and its relationship with cognition and other NMS in idiopathic PD...
Placebo effect characteristics observed in a single, international, longitudinal study in Huntington's diseaseEsther Cubo
Department of Neurology, Hospital General Yague, Burgos, Spain
Mov Disord 27:439-42. 2012..Classically, clinical trials are based on the placebo-control design. Our aim was to analyze the placebo effect in Huntington's disease...
Prevalence of tics in schoolchildren in central Spain: a population-based studyEsther Cubo
Department of Neurology, Hospital General Yague, Burgos, Spain
Pediatr Neurol 45:100-8. 2011..The most frequent diagnoses involved chronic motor tics (6.07%) and Tourette syndrome (5.26%). Tic disorders are common in childhood, and the use or nonuse of impairment criteria exerts a significant impact on tic prevalence estimates...
Clinical correlates of apathy in patients recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease: the ANIMO studyEsther Cubo
Department of Neurology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario, Burgos, Spain
Neuroepidemiology 38:48-55. 2012..Little is known about apathy in the early stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). We determined the clinical correlates of apathy in a large representative sample of patients recently diagnosed with PD (ANIMO study)...
Impact of fatigue in Parkinson's disease: the Fatigue Impact Scale for Daily Use (D-FIS)Pablo Martinez-Martin
Unit of Neuroepidemiology, National Centre for Epidemiology, ISCIII, Madrid, The Spanish Network HOHSR, Spain
Qual Life Res 15:597-606. 2006..In PD, D-FIS is a consistent and valid measure for fatigue, a frequent symptom previously found to impair patients' HRQoL. Fatigue was also linked to depression and disability in this study...
Burden of disease related to Parkinson's disease in Spain in the year 2000Esther Cubo
Department of Applied Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
Mov Disord 20:1481-7. 2005..PD burden in Spain in 2000 was high, with disability being the major contributing factor. Although BPD in Spain was greater than both world and European A subregion BPD, these differences should nevertheless be interpreted with caution...
Dopaminergic hypersensitivity in patients with Parkinson disease and migraineEsther Cubo
Sanatorio del Rosario, Clinica de la Zarzuela, Department of Neurology, Madrid, Spain
Clin Neuropharmacol 27:30-2. 2004..These data support the hypothesis that migraine may be associated with dopaminergic hypersensitivity...
Short-term and practice effects of metronome pacing in Parkinson's disease patients with gait freezing while in the 'on' state: randomized single blind evaluationEsther Cubo
Department of Neurology, Sanatorio del Rosario, Clinica de la Zarzuela, Principe de Vergara 53 28006, Madrid, Spain
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 10:507-10. 2004..In a randomized single blind parallel study, we tested the efficacy of an auditory metronome on walking speed and freezing in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with freezing gait impairment during their 'on' function...
Impact of apathy on health-related quality of life in recently diagnosed Parkinson's disease: the ANIMO studyJulian Benito-Leon
Department of Neurology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Mov Disord 27:211-8. 2012..It should be one of the primary concerns among clinicians who provide treatment to individuals affected by PD...
Validation of screening instruments for neuroepidemiological surveys of tic disordersEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, General Yague Hospital, Burgos, Spain
Mov Disord 26:520-6. 2011....
Comparison of office-based versus home Web-based clinical assessments for Parkinson's diseaseEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Mov Disord 27:308-11. 2012..The feasibility and validity of Web-based assessments in Parkinson's disease is unknown. The objectives of this study were to develop and to compare home Web-based assessments with office-based assessments...
Global versus factor-related impression of severity in Parkinson's disease: a new clinimetric index (CISI-PD)Pablo Martinez-Martin
Neuroepidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Public Health, Madrid, Spain
Mov Disord 21:208-14. 2006..90) and convergent (r>0.75) and known-groups validity. The CISI-PD is a valid and reliable measure that expands the information obtained via the CGIS...
Striatal dopamine function in a family with multiple SCA-3 phenotypesEsther Cubo
Department of Neurology, Hospital General Yague, Avda Cid 96, 09005, Burgos, Spain
J Neurol 258:308-10. 2011..SCA-3 can present with a levodopa responsive parkinsonism phenotype, and an abnormal DAT scan showing predominant impairment of presynaptic dopamine function...
Transcultural comparison of psychogenic movement disordersEsther Cubo
Sanatorio del Rosario, Clinica de la Zarzuela, Neurology Department, Madrid, Spain
Mov Disord 20:1343-5. 2005..Gait and speech dysfunctions were distributed similarly in both countries. We found action tremor to be the most frequent PMD in both countries...
Wheeled and standard walkers in Parkinson's disease patients with gait freezingEsther Cubo
Neurology Department, Clínica del Rosario, Principe De Vergara 53, 28006, Madrid, Spain
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 10:9-14. 2003..Compare the efficacy of two walking assistance devices (wheeled walker and standard walker) to unassisted walking for patients with PD and gait freezing...
