{"title":"Rasmussen's Encephalitis Presenting as Parkinsonism Without Epilepsy.","authors":"Sung Min Lim, Sang Hyun Jang, Sangmin Park","doi":"10.14802/jmd.26007","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.26007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"235-237"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175742/pdf/","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":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vikram V Holla, Nitish Kamble, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal
{"title":"Congenital Ataxic Phenotype of ITPR1-Related Disorders Due to Novel Missense Variants: A Video Case Series.","authors":"Vikram V Holla, Nitish Kamble, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25216","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"217-220"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145513102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madathum Kuzhiyil Farsana, Vikram V Holla, Debjyoti Dhar, Nishanth Gowda, Hansashree Padmanabha, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Nitish Kamble, Dwarakanath Srinivas, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal
{"title":"Clinical, Radiological, and Therapeutic Profiles of Patients With DYT-TOR1A: A Single-Center Study in India and Literature Review of the Asian MDSGene Cohort.","authors":"Madathum Kuzhiyil Farsana, Vikram V Holla, Debjyoti Dhar, Nishanth Gowda, Hansashree Padmanabha, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Nitish Kamble, Dwarakanath Srinivas, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25256","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to characterize the phenotypic spectrum and therapeutic outcomes of patients of Indian and Asian origin with DYT-TOR1A.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective chart review of patients with genetically confirmed DYT-TOR1A (c.907_909delGAG; p.Glu303del variant) from a tertiary care center in India.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve patients (11 males, 91.7%) with a median age at disease onset of 10.5 years (range, 8-17 years) and a disease duration of 5 years (range, 2 months-31 years) were included. All patients had an isolated and progressive dystonia phenotype. Eight patients (66.7%) had a disease onset in childhood, and limb involvement at disease onset was noted in 10 (83.3%) patients. Five patients (41.7%) underwent bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation within a median duration of 4 years (range, 2.5-6.5 years) from onset, with significant improvement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This Indian patient cohort showed a strong male predominance and consistent early involvement of the upper limbs. A shorter disease course accompanied by greater severity highlights the need for early recognition and potential surgical intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"192-198"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175733/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145768276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Whan Cho, Jee-Young Lee, Han-Joon Kim, Joong-Seok Kim, Kun-Woo Park, Seong-Min Choi, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Seong-Beom Koh
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Taltirelin Hydrate in Patients With Ataxia Due to Spinocerebellar Degeneration.","authors":"Jin Whan Cho, Jee-Young Lee, Han-Joon Kim, Joong-Seok Kim, Kun-Woo Park, Seong-Min Choi, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Seong-Beom Koh","doi":"10.14802/jmd.24127e","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.24127e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"244-245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146227077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adult-Onset Familial TUBB4A-Related Leukodystrophy Caused by c.286G>A (p.Gly96Arg) in a Korean Family: A Case Report.","authors":"Jun Seok Lee, Sooyeoun You","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25285","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"225-227"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145714624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André Lee, Tobias Mantel, Shinichi Furuya, Masanori Morise, Eckart Altenmüller, Bernhard Haslinger
{"title":"Quantification of Loudness Instability in Tone Production in Embouchure Dystonia.","authors":"André Lee, Tobias Mantel, Shinichi Furuya, Masanori Morise, Eckart Altenmüller, Bernhard Haslinger","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25235","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Embouchure dystonia (ED) is a task-specific disorder of voluntary fine motor control that severely affects musicians' ability to perform tasks. One critical skill for professional musicians is the ability to produce sustained notes with consistent loudness; however, this ability has not been well defined in musicians with ED. The present study, therefore, compared the time-varying dynamics of loudness in musicians with ED with those in healthy musicians, as well as their relationship with the variability of the fundamental frequency (F0), by performing a sound analysis of sustained notes. The findings revealed significantly greater variability with respect to both loudness and F0 among ED patients. Furthermore, loudness and F0 variability were strongly correlated, suggesting a shared pathological basis. We conclude that F0 variability and loudness instability are reliable measures for objectively characterizing ED and assisting accurate diagnosis. The incorporation of quantitative acoustic tools into future diagnostic and therapeutic frameworks has the potential to increase the objectivity and reproducibility of ED assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"199-202"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145819767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pavankumar Katragadda, Gorantla Padmasri, Karthik Kulanthaivelu, Ravi Yadav
{"title":"Delayed Presentation of Diencephalic-Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia With Compulsive Truncal Movements and Blepharospasm: A Case Report From India.","authors":"Pavankumar Katragadda, Gorantla Padmasri, Karthik Kulanthaivelu, Ravi Yadav","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25167","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"208-211"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144784555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sang-Won Yoo, Yun Joong Kim, Dong-Woo Ryu, Yoonsang Oh, Seunggyun Ha, Joong-Seok Kim
{"title":"Longitudinal Implications of the BDNF rs6265 Polymorphism for Motor and Nonmotor Features of Parkinson's Disease in the Korean Population.","authors":"Sang-Won Yoo, Yun Joong Kim, Dong-Woo Ryu, Yoonsang Oh, Seunggyun Ha, Joong-Seok Kim","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25300","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been suggested to support the endurance and dopamine release of dopaminergic neurons. Its Val66Met polymorphism might modify Parkinson's disease (PD) evolution, although evidence in Asian populations remains limited. This study aimed to explore how the BDNF rs6265 genotype is associated with the clinical characteristics and longitudinal progression patterns of PD patients in a Korean population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 247 patients were enrolled and followed for a mean duration of 50.9±23.9 months. Baseline and/or periodic assessments captured motor severity, nonmotor burden, cognition, orthostatic stress, cardiac denervation, and presynaptic dopamine transporter availability. The repeated measures were manipulated to infer any genotypic differences in the trajectories of each clinical domain.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The genotype frequencies were 31.2% (77/247) for Val/Val carriers and 68.8% (170/247) for Met-allele carriers. Baseline clinical characteristics and presynaptic dopamine transporter availability were comparable between genotypes. Initially, Val homozygotes showed more preserved myocardial innervation and poorer nonfrontal cognitive performance. Longitudinal analyses demonstrated genotype-specific increases in motor and cognitive severity. Compared with Met-allele carriers, the homozygous Val group exhibited accelerated motor progression and a more rapid decline in the frontal domain after 3 years of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The differences in myocardial denervation at diagnosis, cognitive profiles, and motor progression might suggest a potential modulatory role of BDNF polymorphisms in PD progression in the Korean population.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"167-177"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175727/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146003805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","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":"10.14802/jmd.26021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"238-241"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175740/pdf/","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":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mincheol Park, Hokyung Lee, Yeonju Jin, Sanghee Yoo, Sung-Woo Kim, Sojeong Park, Jiwon Hong, Jin Yong Hong, Ickpyo Hong, Min Seok Baek
{"title":"Association Between Statin Use and Mortality in Adults With Parkinson's Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study.","authors":"Mincheol Park, Hokyung Lee, Yeonju Jin, Sanghee Yoo, Sung-Woo Kim, Sojeong Park, Jiwon Hong, Jin Yong Hong, Ickpyo Hong, Min Seok Baek","doi":"10.14802/jmd.25240","DOIUrl":"10.14802/jmd.25240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The impact of statin use on the progression and survival of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unclear. Moreover, evidence in Asian populations is limited. This study aimed to assess the associations between statin prescription, cumulative dosage, and all-cause mortality in PD patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study was conducted using sample data obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) claims database. The study included 3,152 adults who were diagnosed with PD and whose history of statin use and cumulative dose information were obtained from claims records. Data were collected from the KNHIS database, and all eligible participants were followed longitudinally to determine all-cause mortality. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and the exposures were statin use (yes or no) and cumulative dose. The analysis was conducted using Cox proportional hazards regression adjusted for relevant covariates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statin use was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 0.600; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.521-0.691). Among statin users, a higher cumulative statin dose was linked to a further reduction in mortality (HR, 0.800; 95% CI, 0.761-0.842).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Statin use and increased cumulative exposure were associated with reduced all-cause mortality in patients with PD, and these findings suggest a potential survival benefit and warrant further investigation in diverse populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":16372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Movement Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"157-166"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13175743/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146003734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}