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1. Acceptability to patients, carers and clinicians of an mHealth platform for the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD_Manager): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

Author

Antonini, A1, 2, Gentile, G2, Giglio, M2, Marcante, A1, Gage, H3, Touray, Mml4, Fotiadis, Di5, Gatsios, D5, Konitsiotis, S6, Timotijevic, L7, Egan, B7, Hodgkins, C7, Biundo, R2, Pellicano, C, Hatzakis, H, Correia Jesuino, Jorge, Antonini, A, Marcante, A, Biundo, R, Gentile, G, Manuela, G, Weis, L, Chiarot, M, Zanin, V, Seljak, Bk, Cestnik, B, Aleksovski, D, Miljkovic, D, Novak, F, Bohanec, M, Anzic, T, Podpecan, V, Valmarska, A, Papa, G, Blazica, B, Boshkoska, Bm, Vilzmann, R, Assogna, F, Spalletta, G, Pellicano, Gr, Palma, V, Scudellari, C, Soru, T, Napoletano, ANTONELLO MARIO, Fanciulli, F, Raffaelli, M, Banks, THOMAS ALLEN, Elliot, B, Hodgkins, C, Seiss, E, Gage, H, Timotijevic, L, Egan, B, Rusconi, P, Peacock, M, Gillies, S, Puttock, E, Touray, Mml, Gatsios, D, Rigas, G, Fotiadis, D, VON FALKENHAUSEN, VERA CHARLOTTE, Uceda, J, Mascato, Sv, de la Cal JR, Olmedo, Jjs, Martinez, F, Arrendondo, Mt, Cikajlo, I, and Peterlin-Potisk, K.

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Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Medicine (miscellaneous), Pilot Projects, Disease, law.invention, Study Protocol, 0302 clinical medicine, Acceptability, Randomized controlled trial, Utility, Informed consent, law, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, mHealth, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, lcsh:R5-920, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Parkinson Disease, Telemedicine, 3. Good health, Europe, Treatment Outcome, Caregivers, Female, lcsh:Medicine (General), medicine.medical_specialty, Attitude of Health Personnel, Clinical Decision-Making, Control (management), acceptability, cost consequence analysis, Parkinson’s disease, utility, 03 medical and health sciences, Quality of life (healthcare), Physicians, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Humans, Aged, Patient Care Team, Data collection, business.industry, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Physical therapy, Cost consequence analysis, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Background Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological condition causing multiple motor and non-motor symptoms that have a serious adverse effect on quality of life. Management is problematic due to the variable and fluctuating nature of symptoms, often hourly and daily. The PD_Manager mHealth platform aims to provide a continuous feed of data on symptoms to improve clinical understanding of the status of any individual patient and inform care planning. The objectives of this trial are to (1) assess patient (and family carer) perspectives of PD_Manager regarding comfort, acceptability and ease of use; (2) assess clinician views about the utility of the data generated by PD_Manager for clinical decision making and the acceptability of the system in clinical practice. Methods/design This trial is an unblinded, parallel, two-group, randomised controlled pilot study. A total of 200 persons with Parkinson’s disease (Hoehn and Yahr stage 3, experiencing motor fluctuations at least 2 h per day), with primary family carers, in three countries (110 Rome, 50 Venice, Italy; 20 each in Ioannina, Greece and Surrey, England) will be recruited. Following informed consent, baseline information will be gathered, including the following: age, gender, education, attitudes to technology (patient and carer); time since Parkinson’s diagnosis, symptom status and comorbidities (patient only). Randomisation will assign participants (1:1 in each country), to PD_Manager vs control, stratifying by age (1 ≤ 70 : 1 > 70) and gender (60% M: 40% F). The PD_Manager system captures continuous data on motor symptoms, sleep, activity, speech quality and emotional state using wearable devices (wristband, insoles) and a smartphone (with apps) for storing and transmitting the information. Control group participants will be asked to keep a symptom diary covering the same elements as PD_Manager records. After a minimum of two weeks, each participant will attend a consultation with a specialist doctor for review of the data gathered (by either means), and changes to management will be initiated as indicated. Patients, carers and clinicians will be asked for feedback on the acceptability and utility of the data collection methods. The PD_Manager intervention, compared to a symptom diary, will be evaluated in a cost-consequences framework. Discussion Information gathered will inform further development of the PD_Manager system and a larger effectiveness trial. Trial registration ISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN17396879. Registered on 15 March 2017. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-2767-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Published
2018

2. Clinical variables associated with treatment changes in Parkinson’s disease: results from the longitudinal phase of the REASON study

Author

Abbruzzese, Giovanni, Barone, Paolo, Ceravolo, Roberto, Fabbrini, Giovanni, Lessi, Patrizia, Ori, Alessandra, Simoni, Lucia, Tinazzi, Michele, Antonini, Angelo, Melone, MAB, Schettino, C, Capaldo, G, Iemolo, F, Sanzaro, E, Ceravolo, MG, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Pontieri, FE, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Fabbrini, G, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, G, Tessitore, A, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, MA, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Abbruzzese, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Antonini, A, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, MC, Roberti, C, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Del Sette, M, Carabelli, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Stampanoni Bassi, M, Tinazzi, M, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, My, F, Grioli, S, La Farina, I, Zambito Marsala, S, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Asteggiano, G, L’Episcopo, MR, Saracco, E, Barone, P, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Denaro, A, Marini, C, De Santis, F, Spagnoli, V, L’Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, Marchet, A., Abbruzzese, Giovanni, Barone, Paolo, Ceravolo, Roberto, Fabbrini, Giovanni, Lessi, Patrizia, Ori, Alessandra, Simoni, Lucia, Tinazzi, Michele, Antonini, Angelo, Melone, Mab, Schettino, C, Capaldo, G, Iemolo, F, Sanzaro, E, Ceravolo, Mg, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Pontieri, Fe, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Fabbrini, G, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, G, Tessitore, A, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, Ma, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Abbruzzese, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Antonini, A, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, Mc, Roberti, C, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Del Sette, M, Carabelli, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Stampanoni Bassi, M, Tinazzi, M, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, My, F, Grioli, S, La Farina, I, Zambito Marsala, S, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Asteggiano, G, L’Episcopo, Mr, Saracco, E, Barone, P, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Denaro, A, Marini, C, De Santis, F, Spagnoli, V, L’Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, and Marchet, A.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Clinical variables, Neurology, Parkinson's disease, Motor symptoms, Non-motor symptoms, Parkinson’s disease, Treatment persistence, Aged, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Physician's Role, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Neurology (clinical), Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2708, Longitudinal Studie, Dermatology, Disease, Internal medicine, motor symptoms,non-motor symptoms, Parkinson’s disease,treatment persistence, Severity of illness, Medicine, Neuroradiology, business.industry, musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology, General Medicine, medicine.disease, nervous system diseases, cardiovascular system, Physical therapy, Neurosurgery, business, Human
Abstract

To assess over a period of 9 months in a sample of Italian Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients reasons leading the neurologist to modify dopaminergic treatment and patients’ causes of dissatisfaction with ongoing therapy. To evaluate the influence of disease severity on therapy persistence. A disease severity balanced sample of PD patients with stable anti-parkinsonian drugs (APD) treatment was enrolled and evaluated every 3 months. Patients requiring APD treatment modifications were discontinued from the study. The probability to modify APD treatment is greater for higher motor (UPDRS scores) and non-motor symptoms (NMSS score) severity. Both from neurologist’s and patient’s perspective, motor symptoms were the main determinants underlying APD treatment modifications. Non-motor symptoms were cause of dissatisfaction with ongoing APD treatment for 52 % of the patients, while only 36 % of the neurologists considered these as valid reasons for therapy change. REASON is the first study in PD patients that prospectively examined reasons driving APD treatment changes. Results show that the disease severity significantly increases the probability of APD treatment change. Patients attribute greater relevance than neurologists to non-motor symptoms as reason requiring treatment changes. This confirms that patient and neurologist perceptions only partially overlap.

Published
2015

3. Adherence to anti-Parkinson drug therapy in the 'REASON' sample of Italian patients with Parkinson's disease: the linguistic validation of the Italian version of the 'Morisky Medical Adherence Scale-8 items'

Author

Fabbrini, G, Abbruzzese, G, Barone, P, Antonini, A, Tinazzi, M, Castegnaro, G, Rizzoli, S, Morisky, De, Lessi, P, Abbruzzese G, Cr, Ceravolo, R, Melone, M, Schettino, C, Califano, F, Ceravolo, M, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Iemolo, F, Spadaro, D, Carnemolla, A, Pontieri, F, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, G, Tessitore, A, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, M, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, M, Roberti, C, Asteggiano, G, L'Episcopo, M, Saracco, E, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Del Sette, M, Carabelli, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Stampanoni Bassi, M, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, My, F, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, Grioli, S, La Farina, I, Zambito Marsala, S, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Denaro, A, Sebastianelli, L, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Marini, C, De Santis, F, Spagnoli, V, L'Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, Marchet, A, Ori, A, Pirondi, S, Roncari, B, Sala, S, Sgarbi, S, Simoni, L, Trevisan, F, Zanoli, L, Fabbrini, G, Abbruzzese, G, Antonini, A, Barone, P, Ceravolo, R, Tinazzi, M, Melone, Mariarosa Anna Beatrice, Schettino, C, Califano, F, Ceravolo, Mg, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Iemolo, F, Spadaro, D, Carnemolla, A, Pontieri, Fe, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, Gioacchino, Tessitore, Alessandro, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, Ma, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, Mc, Roberti, C, Asteggiano, G, L'Episcopo, Mr, Saracco, E, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Nullm, nullDel Sette, Carabelli, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Nullm, nullStampanoni Bassi, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, My, F, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, Grioli, S, Nulli, nullLa Farina, Nulls, nullZambito Marsala, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Denaro, A, Sebastianelli, L, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Marini, C, Nullf, nullDe Santi, Spagnoli, V, L'Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, Marchet, A, Lessi, P, Castegnaro, G, Ori, A, Pirondi, S, Rizzoli, S, Roncari, B, Sala, S, Sgarbi, S, Simoni, L, Trevisan, F, Zanoli, L., Fabbrini, G., Abbruzzese, G., Barone, P., Antonini, A., Tinazzi, M., Castegnaro, G., Rizzoli, S., Morisky, D. E., Lessi, P., Ceravolo, R., Melone, M. A., Schettino, C., Califano, F., Ceravolo, M. G., Capecci, M., Andrenelli, E., Iemolo, F., Spadaro, D., Carnemolla, A., Pontieri, F. E., Pellicano, C., Benincasa, D., Pietracupa, S., Latorre, A., Tedeschi, G., Tessitore, A., Giordano, A., Bonuccelli, U., Frosini, D., Vanelli, F., Comi, G., Volonte, M. A., Spagnolo, F., Scaglioni, A., Abrignani, G., Avanzino, L., Tamburini, T., Facchini, S., Biundo, R., Altavista, M. C., Roberti, C., Asteggiano, G., L'Episcopo, M. R., Saracco, E., Avarello, T., Bono, G., Riboldazzi, G., Leva, S., Del Sette, M., Carabelli, E., Traverso, E., Michelucci, R., Nassetti, S., Pasini, E., Padovani, A., Cottini, E., Bigni, B., Ruggieri, S., Modugno, N., Fischetti, M., Stefani, A., Pierantozzi, M., Stampanoni Bassi, M., Ottaviani, S., Ajena, D., Trianni, G., My, F., Caggiula, M., Valenti, G., Grioli, S., La Farina, I., Zambito Marsala, S., Marchini, C., Gioulis, M., Picillo, M., Moccia, M., Denaro, A., Sebastianelli, L., Onofrj, M., Thomas, A., Marini, C., De Santis, F., Spagnoli, V., L'Erario, R., Passadore, P., Belgrado, E., Mucchiut, M., Priori, A., Cogiamanian, F., Marchet, A., Ori, A., Pirondi, S., Roncari, B., Sala, S., Sgarbi, S., Simoni, L., Trevisan, F., Morisky, De, Comi, Giancarlo, and REASON study, Group

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Predictive validity, Male, Translation, Parkinson's disease, Adherence, Comprehension, Validation, Aged, Antiparkinson Agents, Female, Humans, Parkinson Disease, Translations, Medication Adherence, Surveys and Questionnaires, Neurology (clinical), Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2708, MEDLINE, Dermatology, Disease, Linguistic validation, Pharmacotherapy, Quality of life, Medicine, business.industry, General Medicine, Parkinson’s disease, medicine.disease, Psychiatry and Mental health, Antiparkinson Agent, Settore MED/26 - Neurologia, business, Human, Clinical psychology
Abstract

Information about patients' adherence to therapy represents a primary issue in Parkinson's disease (PD) management. To perform the linguistic validation of the Italian version of the self-rated 8-Item Morisky Medical Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and to describe in a sample of Italian patients affected by PD the adherence to anti-Parkinson drug therapy and the association between adherence and some socio-demographic and clinical features. MMAS-8 was translated into Italian language by two independent Italian mother-tongue translators. The consensus version was then back-translated by an English mother-tongue translator. This translation process was followed by a consensus meeting between the authors of translation and investigators and then by two comprehension tests. The translated version of the MMAS-8 scale was then administered at the baseline visit of the "REASON" study (Italian Study on the Therapy Management in Parkinson's disease: Motor, Non-Motor, Adherence and Quality Of Life Factors) in a large sample of PD patients. The final version of the MMAS-8 was easily understood. Mean ± SD MMAS-8 score was 6.1 ± 1.2. There were no differences in adherence to therapy in relationship to disease severity, gender, educational level or decision to change therapy. The Italian version of MMAS-8, the key tool of the REASON study to assess the adherence to therapy, has shown to be understandable to patients with PD. Patients enrolled in the REASON study showed medium therapy adherence.

Published
2013

4. Reasons driving treatment modification in Parkinson's disease: Results from the cross-sectional phase of the REASON study

Author

Tinazzi, M, Abbruzzese, G, Antonini, A, Ceravolo, R, Fabbrini, G, Lessi, P, Barone, P, REASON Study Group:Abruzzese, G, Lido, V, Melone, M, Schettino, C, Califano, F, Ceravolo, M, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Iemolo, F, Spadaro, D, Carnemolla, A, Pontieri, F, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, G, Tessitore, A, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, M, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, M, Roberti, C, Asteggiano, G, L'Episcopo, M, Saracco, E, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Del, S, Carabelli, M, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Bassi, M, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, My, F, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, Grioli, S, La Farina, I, Zambito Marsala, S, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Denaro, A, Sebastianelli, L, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Marini, C, De Santis, F, Spagnoli, V, L'Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, Marchet, A, Tinazzi, M, Abbruzzese, G, Antonini, A, Ceravolo, R, Fabbrini, G, Lessi, P, Barone, P, Lido, V, Melone, M, Schettino, C, Califano, F, Ceravolo, Mg, Capecci, M, Andrenelli, E, Iemolo, F, Spadaro, D, Carnemolla, A, Pontieri, F, Pellicano, C, Benincasa, D, Pietracupa, S, Latorre, A, Tedeschi, G, Tessitore, A, Giordano, A, Bonuccelli, U, Frosini, D, Vanelli, F, Comi, G, Volonté, M, Spagnolo, F, Scaglioni, A, Abrignani, G, Avanzino, L, Tamburini, T, Facchini, S, Biundo, R, Altavista, M, Roberti, C, Asteggiano, G, L'Episcopo, M, Saracco, E, Avarello, T, Bono, G, Riboldazzi, G, Leva, S, Del, Sette, M, Carabelli, E, Traverso, E, Michelucci, R, Nassetti, S, Pasini, E, Padovani, A, Cottini, E, Bigni, B, Ruggieri, S, Modugno, N, Fischetti, M, Stefani, A, Pierantozzi, M, Bassi, M, Ottaviani, S, Ajena, D, Trianni, G, My, F, Caggiula, M, Valenti, G, Grioli, S, La, Farina, I, Zambito, Marsala, S, Marchini, C, Gioulis, M, Picillo, M, Moccia, M, Denaro, A, Sebastianelli, L, Onofrj, M, Thomas, A, Marini, C, De, Santi, F, Spagnoli, V, L'Erario, R, Passadore, P, Belgrado, E, Mucchiut, M, Priori, A, Cogiamanian, F, Marchet, A., Tinazzi, M., Abbruzzese, G., Antonini, A., Ceravolo, R., Fabbrini, G., Lessi, P., Barone, P., Melone, M. A. B., Schettino, C., Califano, F., Ceravolo, M. G., Capecci, M., Andrenelli, E., Iemolo, F., Spadaro, D., Carnemolla, A., Pontieri, F. E., Pellicano, C., Benincasa, D., Pietracupa, S., Latorre, A., Tedeschi, G., Tessitore, A., Giordano, A., Bonuccelli, U., Frosini, D., Vanelli, F., Comi, G., Volonte, M. A., Spagnolo, F., Scaglioni, A., Abrignani, G., Avanzino, L., Tamburini, T., Facchini, S., Biundo, R., Altavista, M. C., Roberti, C., Asteggiano, G., L'Episcopo, M. R., Saracco, E., Avarello, T., Bono, G., Riboldazzi, G., Leva, S., Del Sette, M., Carabelli, E., Traverso, E., Michelucci, R., Nassetti, S., Pasini, E., Padovani, A., Cottini, E., Bigni, B., Ruggieri, S., Modugno, N., Fischetti, M., Stefani, A., Pierantozzi, M., Stampanoni Bassi, M., Ottaviani, S., Ajena, D., Trianni, G., My, F., Caggiula, M., Valenti, G., Grioli, S., La Farina, I., Zambito Marsala, S., Marchini, C., Gioulis, M., Picillo, M., Moccia, M., Denaro, A., Sebastianelli, L., Onofrj, M., Thomas, A., Marini, C., De Santis, F., Spagnoli, V., L'Erario, R., Passadore, P., Belgrado, E., Mucchiut, M., Priori, A., Cogiamanian, F., Lessi, and Comi, Giancarlo

Subjects
Male, Pediatrics, Parkinson's disease, anti-Parkinson drugs, motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms, Practice Patterns, Socioeconomic Factor, Motor symptoms, Severity of Illness Index, Antiparkinson Agents, Cohort Studies, Motor symptom, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Stage (cooking), Anti-Parkinson drug, Anti-Parkinson drugs, Non-motor symptoms, Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Patient Satisfaction, Socioeconomic Factors, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Neurology (clinical), Neurology, musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology, Antiparkinson Agent, cardiovascular system, Settore MED/26 - Neurologia, Treatment modification, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Non-motor symptom, Disease severity, medicine, In patient, Physicians', business.industry, Advanced stage, medicine.disease, nervous system diseases, Physical therapy, Treatment decision making, Cohort Studie, business
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between clinical and socio-demographic features and anti-Parkinson drug (APD) treatment modifications in patients with PD and to describe neurologist and patient opinions regarding the need for changes in APD therapy. METHODS: Subjects with PD with stable APD treatment over ≥3 months prior to baseline were enrolled and evaluated for socio-demographic data, disability, disease severity and neurologist and patient views on the need to modify APD treatment. RESULTS: 775 Patients were included, 51% with Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage 1-2 (early PD) and 49% with HY stage 2.5-4 (advanced PD). Neurologists modified APD treatment in 255 patients, 97 (25%) early PD and 158 (41%; p < 0.0001) advanced PD. APD modification was strongly associated with a low educational level and UPDRS part IV score. The most common reasons behind the APD therapy changes among neurologists were presence/worsening of motor or non-motor symptoms (88% and 37% of subjects respectively). Out of 216 patients, 92% and 51% were willing to undergo APD changes to therapy because of the presence/worsening of motor or non-motor symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Neurologist decision to change APD therapy and patients reasons for dissatisfaction with it can be prevalently attributed to the presence/worsening of motor symptoms and motor fluctuations in the advanced stages. Non-motor symptoms were considered more often by patients. The patient educational level played a key role in treatment decision.

Published
2013

5. Quality and Quantity of Diffuse and Focal White Matter Disease and Cognitive Disability of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Author

Joan Ohayon, Robert L. Kane, Sungyoung Auh, Fredric K. Cantor, Henry F. McFarland, Stefano Pellegrini, Vasiliki N. Ikonomidou, Giuseppe Bomboi, Mary Ehrmantraut, Jhalak Agarwal, Iordanis E. Evangelou, Susan K. Stern, Clelia Pellicano, Francesca Bagnato, Antonio Gallo, Bomboi, G, Ikonomidou, Vn, Pellegrini, S, Stern, Sk, Gallo, Antonio, Auh, S, Evangelou, Ie, Agarwal, J, Pellicano, C, Ohayon, Jm, Cantor, Fk, Ehrmantraut, M, Mcfarland, Hf, Kane, Rl, and Bagnato, F.

Subjects
Adult, Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Multiple Sclerosis, Adolescent, Neuropsychological Tests, Verbal learning, High-field MRI, White matter, Disability Evaluation, Computer-Assisted, Leukoencephalopathies, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Image Interpretation, Fatigue, Depression (differential diagnoses), Magnetization transfer ratio, MACFIMS, Analysis of Variance, Expanded Disability Status Scale, medicine.diagnostic_test, Cognitive functions, Multiple sclerosis, Normal-appearing white matter, Case-Control Studies, Cognition Disorders, Depression, Female, Interferon-beta, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology (clinical), business.industry, Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Magnetic resonance imaging, medicine.disease, medicine.anatomical_structure, Cohort, Radiology, business, Nuclear medicine
Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Using high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we investigated the relationships between white matter (WM) lesion volume (LV), normal-appearing WM (NAWM) normalized volume, WM-lesion and NAWM magnetization transfer ratios (MTRs), brain parenchyma fraction (BPF), and cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS Twenty-four patients and 24 healthy volunteers (age, sex, and years of education–matched) underwent a 3.0 Tesla (3T) scan and evaluation of depression, fatigue, and CI using the Minimal Assessment of Cognitive Function in MS (MACFIMS) battery. RESULTS In this clinically relatively well-preserved cohort of patients (median score on the Expanded Disability Status Scale = 1.5), CI was detected on Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II), and Controlled Oral Word Association Test. MT data were available in 19 pairs on whom correlation analyses were performed. Associations were seen between SDMT and normalized NAWM volume (P= .034, r= .502), CVLT-II long delay and normalized NAWM volume (P= .012, r= .563), WM-LV (P= .024, r= .514), and BPF (P= .002, r= .666). CONCLUSIONS The use of 3T MRI in a sample of clinically stable MS patients shows the importance of WM disease in hampering processing speed and word retrieval.

Published
2011

6. T(1) cortical hypointensities and their association with cognitive disability in multiple sclerosis

Author

Antonio Gallo, Fredric K. Cantor, Clelia Pellicano, Vasiliki N. Ikonomidou, Henry F. McFarland, Mary Ehrmantraut, Susan K. Stern, Robert L. Kane, Francesca Bagnato, Zeena Salman, Joan Ohayon, Sungyoung Auh, Bagnato, F, Salman, Z, Kane, R, Auh, S, Cantor, Fk, Ehrmantraut, M, Gallo, Antonio, Ikonomidou, Vn, Ohayon, J, Pellicano, C, Stern, Sk, and Mcfarland, Hf

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pathology, Multiple Sclerosis, Image Processing, Neuropsychological Tests, Central nervous system disease, Lesion, Disability Evaluation, Young Adult, Degenerative disease, Computer-Assisted, T2 lesions, medicine, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Humans, Cerebral Cortex, medicine.diagnostic_test, Multiple sclerosis, Medicine (all), Neuropsychology, Magnetic resonance imaging, Cognition, Middle Aged, Verbal Learning, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pathology of multiple sclerosis, MRI, multiple sclerosis, Case-Control Studies, Cognition Disorders, Female, Neurology (clinical), Neurology, Radiology, medicine.symptom, Psychology
Abstract

Background: Neocortical lesions (NLs) largely contribute to the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS), although their relevance in patients’ disability remains unknown. Objective: To assess the incidence of T1 hypointense NLs by 3.0-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with MS and examine neocortical lesion association with cognitive impairment. Methods: In this case-control study, 21 MS patients and 21 age-, sex- and years of education-matched healthy volunteers underwent: (i) a neuropsychological examination rating cognitive impairment (Minimal Assessment of Cognitive Function in MS); (ii) a 3.0-Tesla MRI inclusive of an isotropic 1.0 mm3 three-dimensional inversion prepared spoiled gradient-recalled-echo (3D-IRSPGR) image and T1- and T2-weighted images. Hypointensities on 3D-IRSPGR lying in the cortex, either entirely or partially were counted and association between NLs and cognitive impairment investigated. Results: A total of 95 NLs were observed in 14 (66.7%) patients. NL+ patients performed poorer (p = 0.020) than NLpatients only on the delayed recall component of the California Verbal Learning Test. This difference lost statistical significance when a correction for white matter lesion volume was employed. Conclusions: Although T 1 hypointense NLs may be present in a relatively high proportion of multiple sclerosis patients, the impact that they have in cognitive impairment is not independent from white matter disease.

Published
2010

7. Relationship of cortical atrophy to fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis

Author

Henry F. McFarland, Joan Ohayon, Clelia Pellicano, Susan K. Stern, Antonio Gallo, Francesca Bagnato, Iordanis E. Evangelou, Mary Ehrmantraut, Vasiliki N. Ikonomidou, Xiaobai Li, Fredric K. Cantor, Pellicano, C, Gallo, Antonio, Li, Xb, Ikonomidou, Vn, Evangelou, Ie, Ohayon, Jm, Stern, Sk, Ehrmantraut, M, Cantor, F, Mcfarland, Hf, and Bagnato, F.

Subjects
Adult, Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Multiple Sclerosis, Posterior parietal cortex, Audiology, Severity of Illness Index, Cohort Studies, White matter, Disability Evaluation, Young Adult, Atrophy, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Parietal Lobe, medicine, Humans, Depression (differential diagnoses), Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral atrophy, Brain Mapping, Depressive Disorder, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Multiple sclerosis, Parietal lobe, Middle Aged, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, medicine.anatomical_structure, Case-Control Studies, Disease Progression, Female, Neurology (clinical), Psychology
Abstract

Background Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previous studies reported that damage of the corticostriatothalamocortical circuit is critical in its occurrence. Objective To investigate the relationship between fatigue in MS and regional cortical and subcortical gray matter atrophy. Design Case-control study. Setting National Institutes of Health. Participants Twenty-four patients with MS and 24 matched healthy volunteers who underwent 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging and evaluations of fatigue (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale) and depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). Main Outcome Measures Relationship between thalamic and basal ganglia volume, cortical thickness of frontal and parietal lobes, and, in patients, T2 lesion volume and normal-appearing white matter volume and the extent of fatigue. Results Patients were more fatigued than healthy volunteers ( P = .04), while controlling for the effect of depression. Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score correlated with cortical thickness of the parietal lobe ( r = −0.50, P = .01), explaining 25% of its variance. The posterior parietal cortex was the only parietal area significantly associated with the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale scores. Conclusions Cortical atrophy of the parietal lobe had the strongest relationship with fatigue. Given the implications of the posterior parietal cortex in motor planning and integration of information from different sources, our preliminary results suggest that dysfunctions in higher-order aspects of motor control may have a role in determining fatigue in MS.

Published
2010

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