Alberto Albanese

TL;DR: The identification of two homozygous mutations affecting the PINK1 kinase domain in three consanguineous PARK6 families provide a direct molecular link between mitochondria and the pathogenesis of PD.

TL;DR: An international panel consisting of investigators with years of experience in this field that reviewed the definition and classification of dystonia provides a new general definition and proposes a new classification and encourages clinicians and researchers to use these innovative definitions and test them in the clinical setting on a variety of patients with Dystonia.

TL;DR: The clinical features of the disease, which include four domains: autonomic failure/urinary dysfunction, parkinsonism and cerebellar ataxia, and corticospinal dysfunction, are described and criteria to define the relative importance of these features are set.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the dual cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in patients with mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinson's disease were investigated.

TL;DR: This first multicentre study assessing the long-term efficacy of either STN or GPi stimulation shows a significant and substantial clinically important therapeutic benefit for at least 3-4 years in a large cohort of patients with severe Parkinson's disease.