Sang-Won Yoo, Dong-Woo Ryu, Yoonsang Oh, Seunggyun Ha, Joong-Seok Kim
{"title":"The Clinical Significance of Thyroid Uptake in 123I- meta-iodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy in Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Sang-Won Yoo, Dong-Woo Ryu, Yoonsang Oh, Seunggyun Ha, Joong-Seok Kim","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The thyroid gland receives sympathetic innervation. 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) is a noradrenaline analog taken up by adrenergic nerve terminals. Although thyroid uptake can be seen on 123I-MIBG scintigraphy, its quantitative value is poorly understood. This study examined the clinical relevance of thyroid 123I-MIBG uptake in Parkinson's disease (PD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 233 de novo patients were enrolled in a longitudinal cohort and underwent 123I-MIBG scintigraphy. Early and late heart-to-mediastinum ratio (HMR) and early thyroid-to-mediastinum ratio (TMR) were calculated. Baseline TMR was estimated using a mixed model after verifying the empirical linear decline over time. Observed and model-implied uptake ratios were analyzed in relation to adrenergic blood pressure (BP) control, motor and non-motor burdens, and quality of life (QoL). Baseline thyroid uptake was further assessed for its influence on longitudinal disease progression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients were assessed from early PD (mean age, 68.7 ± 8.7 years; median disease duration, 1.0 year). Mean follow-up was 57.3 ± 22.1 months. Lower baseline HMR correlated with greater orthostatic BP changes, autonomic symptom burden, and worsening motor, non-motor functions, and QoL. The TMR showed no significant correlations overall; however, it was associated with a higher occurrence of supine hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, and non-dipper or nocturnal hypertension. Thyroid uptake did not influence longitudinal changes in motor, non-motor, cognitive, and QoL measure, though higher uptake showed trends toward slower cognitive decline and better QoL.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Thyroid 123I-MIBG uptake did not predict disease progression, but may indicate early blood pressure dysregulation, and could reflect non-motor vulnerability in PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147839014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanding the Phenotype: Myoclonus-Dystonia as a Novel Manifestation of 47 XXX Syndrome.","authors":"Lakshmi Priya Lalitha, Asish Vijayaraghavan, Kiren George Koshy, Sayooja Sachithanandan, Divya Kalikavil Puthenveedu, Syam Krishnan","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147839012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deep Faldu, Naresh Babu, Vikram V Holla, Shweta Prasad, Meera Purushottam, Nitish Kamble, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal
{"title":"Myotonic dystrophy type 1 with normal pressure hydrocephalus-like neuroimaging and a negative tap test: diagnostic pitfalls and management considerations.","authors":"Deep Faldu, Naresh Babu, Vikram V Holla, Shweta Prasad, Meera Purushottam, Nitish Kamble, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversible Dropped Head Syndrome Due to Olanzapine-Associated Cervical Dystonia in C9orf72-Associated bvFTD Within the FTD-ALS Spectrum.","authors":"Rik Spons","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kye Won Park, Ki-Young Jung, Han-Joon Kim, Jung Hwan Shin
{"title":"Digital Technology for Sleep Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Kye Won Park, Ki-Young Jung, Han-Joon Kim, Jung Hwan Shin","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent and clinically significant non-motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although in-laboratory polysomnography remains the gold standard, its limited scalability and ecological validity constrain longitudinal and real-world assessment. Recent advances in digital health technologies have introduced a broad spectrum of portable, wearable, and contactless tools for sleep monitoring. In this scoping review, we systematically map the landscape of digital sleep technologies in PD using a tiered framework based on technical maturity and clinical validation (Tier 1-4), and further classify them by signal modality and sleep symptom domain. Through a systematic review of the literature, we identified 19 studies (Tier 2-4) applying digital biomarkers to assess sleep disturbances in PD, including REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal immobility, insomnia, circadian rhythm disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness, and sleep-related respiratory and movement disorders. We additionally contextualize these findings against the rapid expansion of multimodal and AI-driven Tier 3-4 platforms in the general population. Despite this technological progress, a major translational gap persists in PD, characterized by limited disease-specific validation, small cohort sizes, and insufficient multimodal benchmarking. Multimodal systems leveraging machine learning offer a promising direction by enabling more precise characterization of complex and overlapping sleep phenotypes. Emerging contactless systems further expand the potential for continuous, low-burden monitoring, although their clinical validity remains to be established. Future development of digital sleep biomarkers in PD will require prospective validation against established standards and integration of multimodal data to enable scalable, longitudinal phenotyping and clinical trial applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147674330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rehabilitation Gaps and Unmet Needs Across Disability Stages in Parkinson's Disease: A National Survey.","authors":"Yohei Okada, Yuki Kondo, Kyohei Mikami, Kazunori Sato, Makoto Sawada, Takayo Chuma","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147645653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rasmussen's Encephalitis Presenting as Parkinsonism Without Epilepsy.","authors":"Sung Min Lim, Sang Hyun Jang, Sangmin Park","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147521256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oybek Turgunkhujaev, Elina Bagdasarova, Shen-Yang Lim
{"title":"Levodopa-Induced Oculogyric Crisis in Multiple System Atrophy.","authors":"Oybek Turgunkhujaev, Elina Bagdasarova, Shen-Yang Lim","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147521308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary for \"Longitudinal implications of BDNF rs6265 polymorphism on motor and non-motor features of Parkinson's disease in Korean population\".","authors":"Sun Ju Chung","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.26071","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147473957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}