Pathologic and epidemiologic studies suggest that Parkinson disease (PD) may in some
cases start in the enteric nervous system and spread via the vagal nerve to the brainstem. …

Camptocormia is a disabling pathological, non-fixed, forward bending of the trunk. The
clinical definition using only the bending angle is insufficient; it should include the subjectively …

The objective of our study was to describe the clinical features of camptocormia, an involuntary,
marked flexion of the thoracolumbar spine in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and to …

Background Deficits in gait and balance are common among neurological inpatients.
Currently, assessment of these patients is mainly subjective. New assessment options using …

Introduction Camptocormia is characterized by a pathological forward flexion of the trunk,
which is reversible when lying and worsened by standing and walking. So far there is no …

Although some reports on neurostimulation are positive, no effective treatment method for
camptocormia in Parkinson's disease (PD) is known to date. We aim to identify prognostic …

… endomysial fibrosis alone or a myopathy score containing a rating of different myopathic
changes and the severity of the camptocormia measured by the camptocormia score of Margraf. …

Background: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CSF biomarkers in patients with
probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) according to the Modified Boston criteria in a …

Background There is no consensus with regard to the nosology and cut‐off values for postural
abnormalities in parkinsonism. Objective To reach a consensus regarding the nosology …

Background Clinical key aspects of camptocormia in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's
disease ( PD ) await further definition. Methods Based on a self‐assessment of PD patients, we …