2020
Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms
Greenberg DR, Sohlberg EM, Zhang CA, Santini VE, Comiter CV, Enemchukwu EA. Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms. Urology 2020, 144: 99-105. PMID: 32681915, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSacral nerve stimulationOveractive bladder symptomsPD patientsParkinson's disease patientsDisease patientsBladder symptomsNerve stimulationHigh maximal urethral closure pressureMaximal urethral closure pressurePost-void residual volumeStage IILevodopa equivalent daily dosePD disease durationStage I trialVoids/dayStage I patientsUrethral closure pressureEquivalent daily doseMale PD patientsBody mass indexLong-term outcomesSafety of treatmentRate of progressionLatest clinicDisease duration
2018
Slower saccadic reading in Parkinson’s disease
Jehangir N, Yu CY, Song J, Shariati MA, Binder S, Beyer J, Santini V, Poston K, Liao YJ. Slower saccadic reading in Parkinson’s disease. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0191005. PMID: 29364897, PMCID: PMC5783375, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleDuration of diseasePD patientsDisease Rating ScaleParkinson's diseaseQuality of lifeConvergence insufficiencyVisual Functioning Questionnaire-25Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleDegeneration of dopaminergicVFQ-25 scoresMontreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) testAbnormal eye movementsNon-motor deficitsIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNational Eye InstituteAge-matched controlsKing-Devick testCognitive Assessment testEye InstituteMoCA scoresPatientsControl groupClinical settingMotor difficulties