THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2011
POSTER SESSION 15
AUTONOMIC SYSTEM
P15.1 Sympathetic activity during soremp in narcoleptic patients
V. Donadio, G. Plazzi, S. Vandi, M. Elam, M.P. Giannoccaro, T. Karlsson, C. Franceschini, R. Liguori (Italy, Sweden)
P15.2 Sympathetic activity evaluated by microneurography in patients with Ross syndrome
V. Donadio, M.P. Giannoccaro, M. Nolano, V. Di Stasi, P. Cortelli, A. Baruzzi, R. Liguori (Italy)
P15.3 Subclinical autonomic neuropathy in infant-juvenile diabetes. A community-based study
I. Benavente, M.J. Pablo, P. Tamargo, P. Lalaguna, F. Romero, M. Ferrer (Spain)
P15.4 Microneurographic evaluation of sympathetic activity in small fiber neuropathy
M.P. Giannoccaro, V. Donadio, V. Di Stasi, F. Pizza, P. Cortelli, A. Baruzzi, P. Montagna, R. Liguori (Italy)
P15.5 Familial primary focal hyperhidrosis: neurophysiological assessment of cardiovascular autonomic function
F. Del Sorbo, G. De Joanna, G. Lauria, A. Albanese (Italy)
P15.6 Impaired baroreflex function in Alzheimer’s disease
A.S.S. van den Abeelen, J. Lagro, M.J.A.M. van Putten, J.A.H.R. Claassen (The Netherlands)
P15.7 Dysautonomia in patients with acromegaly
O. Oz, M. Yucel, A. Taslipinar, H. Akgun, U.H. Ulas, E. Bolu, Y. Kutukcu, Z. Odabasi (Turkey)
P15.8 Early onset and monitoring of botulinum toxin type a action: a single-fiber EMG study
E. Frasson, G. Didonè, F. Brigo, M. Acler, P. Tocco, V. Bertasi, L. Bertolasi (Italy)
P15.9 Sympathetic skin response in narcolepsy-cataplexy: preliminary results
M. Vicente-Rasoamalala, J.J. Díaz de la Cruz, J.M. Espadaler-Gamissans, Y. Dauvilliers (Spain)
P15.10 Effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and floor dysfunction (FD)
G. de Scisciolo, F. Del Corso, R. Caramelli, V. Schiavone, A. Cassardo, E. Provvedi, M. Donati, F. Pinto, G. Del Popolo (Italy)
POSTER SESSION 16
MOTOR NEURON DISEASES
P16.1 Quantitation of progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients using mune and macro-EMG
T. Bocci, M. Caleo, C. Rossi, S. Tognazzi, E. Giorli, L. Briscese, F. Giannini, A. Rossi, L. Murri, F. Sartucci (Italy)
P16.2 Pediatric muscular weakness: a case report
G. Alarcon, V. Cortes, R. Victorio, M. Andres, L. Monfort, N. Peñaranda (Spain)
P16.3 Electromyography in the genioglossus and sternocleidomastoid muscle in the diagnosis of ALS
M. Otto, H. Tankisi, A. Fuglsang-Frederiksen (Denmark)
P16.5 Compound muscle action potential and neurophysiological index as markers of disease severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
M. Capasso, C. Manzoli, A. Conte, L. Padua, M. Sabatelli, A. Uncini (Italy, Switzerland)
P16.6 Laryngeal reflex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical and electrophysiological study
C. Cambieri, I. Schettino, G. Ruoppolo, G. Tartaglia, F. Pichiorri, V. Frasca, E. Giacomelli, M. Gabriele, M. Ceccanti,
F. Gilio, M. Inghilleri (Italy)
P16.7 Statins and motor neuron disease: sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like syndrome? 5 cases report
G. Stipa, D. Frondizi, C. Fanelli, F. Rusciano, S. Ferracchiato, S. Sabatini (Italy)
P16.8 Quantitative electromyographic methods in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a pilot study
B. Johnsen, J. Furtula, J.L.S. Thomsen, K. Pugdahl, A. Fuglsang-Frederiksen (Denmark)
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P16.4 Electrophysiological assessment of somatosensory function in sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Y. Fujimaki, T. Shimizu, Y. Kagamihara, S. Matsubara (Japan)
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POSTER SESSION 17
MULTIMODAL NEUROIMAGING AND NEUROSONOLOGY
P17.1 Unusually high prevalence of right-to-left shunt in patients with chronic hyperventilation syndrome
J. Staszewski, K. Tomczykiewicz, A. Stepien, H. Surmacz, P. Smurzynski (Poland)
P17.2 Relationship among the endocannabinoid system, atherosclerosis and cognitive status
C. Altamura, M.G. Martini, M. Ventriglia, R. Squitti, F. Ursini, F. Scrascia, P. Palazzo, P. Chiovenda, P.M. Rossini,
V. Di Marzo, F. Vernieri (Italy)
P17.3 The assessment of EMG and US in the evaluation of severe and extreme carpal tunnel syndrome
K. Tomczykiewicz, A. Bachta (Poland)
P17.4 Pseudocortical and dissociate discriminative sensory dysfunction in a thalamic stroke: a functional magnetic
resonance imaging study
F. Notturno, R. Sepe, G. Committeri, M. Caulo, A. Uncini (Switzerland, Italy)
P17.5 Prefrontal cortex controls human balance during overground ataxic gait
P. Caliandro, G. Silvestri, M. Masciullo, C. Erra, L. Padua (Italy)
P17.6 Asymmetrical functional topography of sensory and motor areas in a patient with motor and sensory impairment of the limbs
D. Rossi Sebastiano, V. Scaioli, G. Boncoraglio, E. Maccagnano, E. Parati, S. Curzi, E. Schiaffi, S. Franceschetti (Italy)
P17.7 EEG, fMRI, TMS and fNIRS: a comparison of different methods for brain mapping of cortical motor hand areas
E. Visani, D. Rossi Sebastiano, I. Gilioli, A. Granvillano, L. Canafoglia, F. Panzica, R. Cubeddu, A. Torricelli, L. Spinelli,
D. Contini, M. Caffini, L. Zucchelli, E. Molteni, A.M. Bianchi, S. Cerutti, S. Franceschetti (Italy)
P17.8 Source localization of ictal epileptic discharges investigated by high resolution EEG and validated by depth EEG
L. Koessler, C. Benar, L. Maillard, J.-M. Badier, J.-P. Vignal, F. Bartolomei, P. Chauvel, M. Gavaret (France)
P17.9 Continuous EEG fMRI evaluation of complex partial seizures related to mesial temporal sclerosis
M. Avesani, R. Cerini, L.G. Bongiovanni, R. Pozzi Mucelli, P. Manganotti, A. Fiaschi (Italy)
P17.10 Ictal neuroimaging techniques in the diagnosis of non convulsive status epilepticus with a non conclusive ictal electroencephalogram
E. Cases Rodríguez, J. Miró Lladó, M. Veciana De Las Heras, I. Moreno Gómez, J. Pedro Pérez, M. Aiguabella Macau, S. Fernández Fernández, M.M. Santurino Plaza, J. Mora Salvadó, S. Castañer Llanes, M. Falip Centellas (Spain)
P17.11 Neuroanatomic and functional profile of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: an integrated morphofunctional study
F. Tecchio, G. Zito, D. Landi, L. Tomasevic, A. Ghazaryan, D. Lupoi, P. Pasqualetti, C. Porcaro, C. Salustri, F. Zappasodi, M. Ercolani, F. Bagnato, P.M. Rossini, M.M. Filippi (Italy, United Kingdom, USA)
P17.12 Inter-hemispheric connectivity in multiple sclerosis: an integrative electrophysiological-structural study
G. Zito, L. Tomasevic, D. Landi, A. Ghazaryan, D. Lupoi, P.M. Rossini, M.M. Filippi, F. Tecchio (Italy)
POSTER SESSIONS
P17.13 Hypercapnia induces a lower decrease in cortical alpha power rhythms and a lower increase in nirs oxygen
hemoglobin saturation in mild cognitive impairment than in normal elderly subjects
F. Vernieri, F. Vecchio, F. Tibuzzi, R. Lizio, R. Altavilla, P. Maggio, P. Palazzo, C. Altamura, M. Ercolani, L. Parisi,
F. Ursini, C. Babiloni , P.M. Rossini (Italy)
P17.14 Ultrasonography in a case of suprascapular nerve involvement due to cyst with atypical clinical/neurophysiological presentation
D. Coraci, G. Granata, G. Liotta , M. Lucchetta, M.A. Albertì, L. Padua (Italy, Spain)
P17.15 US of bifid median nerve and reverse palmaris longus muscle in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome:
a case report
P. De Franco, G. Granata, D. Coraci, C. Erra, L. Padua (Italy)
P17.16 Evaluation of cerebral vasomotor reactivity and flow mediated dilation in subjects without cerebrovascular disease
P. Palazzo, P. Maggio, F. Tibuzzi, F. Passarelli, C. Altamura, F. Vernieri (Italy)
P17.17 Usefulness of ultrasonography in a diagnosis of an unusual ulnar nerve entrapment after olecranon fracture
C. Erra, G. Granata, P. De Franco, D. Coraci, L. Padua (Italy)
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P17.18 Modulation of the soleus H reflex by electrical subcortical stimuli in humans
J. Costa, J. Guzmán, F. Valldeoriola, J. Rumià, E. Tolosa, J. Casanova-Molla, J. Valls-Solé (Portugal, Spain)
P17.19 Hand motor source extracted from concurrent EEG-fMRI data by functional source separation
C. Porcaro, S.D. Mayhew, L. Tomasevic, D. Ostwald, A.P. Bagshaw, F. Tecchio (United Kingdom, Italy, Germany)
P17.20 A spatial sensitivity mapping phantom for NIRS-signal interpretation
A.V. Patil, J. Safaie, H. Abrishami Moghaddam, F. Wallois, R. Grebe (France, Iran)
P17.21 Infant head model including the fontanelle for reconstruction of sources of electrical activity of the brain
K. Kazemi, H. Abrishami Moghaddam, F. Wallois, N. Jafarian, R. Grebe (Iran, France)
P17.22 Wireless, battery operated, ultra compact near infrared spectrometer
J. Safaie, R. Grebe, F. Wallois, H. Abrishami Moghaddam (France, Iran)
P17.23 Amygdalo-hippocampal deep brain stimulation in temporal lobe epilepsy
C. Boëx, S. Vulliémoz, G. Foletti, R. Tyrand, L. Spinelli, A. Pegna, C. Staedler, A.O. Rossetti, E. Pralong, C. Pollo,
M. Seeck (Switzerland)
POSTER SESSION 18
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASES
P18.1 Rituximab for treatment of Neuro-Sjögren’s. Case Report
W. Baek (USA)
P18.2 Correlation of electrophysiological & clinical findings of myasthenia gravis
G. Sharma, S. Sood (India)
P18.3 Peripheral (PCT) and central (CCT) conduction times to proximal and distal muscles of lower limbs:
methodological aspects and clinical application in MS patients
A. Di Sapio, A. Pulizzi, F. Sperli, A. Bertolotto, W. Troni (Italy)
P18.4 IL-13, neuroprotection and cortical excitability in multiple sclerosis
F. Mori, S. Rossi, A. Bergami, H. Kusayanagi, R. Mancino, G. Martino, R. Furlan, D. Centonze (Italy)
P18.5 Visual and sensorimotor pathways in primary and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: neurophysiological differences?
M. Bianco, S. Medaglini, M. Cursi, S. Amadio, U. Del Carro, M. Rodegher, L. Moiola, B. Colombo, V. Martinelli,
G. Comi, L. Leocani (Italy)
P18.6 TRPV1 channels regulate cortical excitability in humans
M. Ribolsi, F. Mori, F. Monteleone, H. Kusayanagi, D. Centonze (Italy)
P18.8 Myasthenia gravis induced by tiopronine: review of a case
S. Ostojic, D. Zamurovic, G. Vlahovic, N. Stajic (Serbia)
P18.9 Autoimmune demyelinating diseases of the nervous system
I. López Gutiérrez, L. Dinca Avarvarei, M.J. Ramos Jiménez, B. Rosado Peña, B. Díaz Montoya, M. Álvarez López,
C. Menéndez de León (Spain)
P18.10 Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Follow-up study in seven patients
I. López Gutiérrez, L. Dinca Avarvarei, M. Álvarez López, B. Díaz Montoya, B. Rosado Peña, G. García González,
C.A. García Perales, C. Menéndez de León (Spain)
P18.11 Sensitivity and specificity of multimodal evoked potentials in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis
N. Nesrulaeva, V. Gnezditskiy, O. Demokidova (Russian Federation)
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P18.7 Nerve ultrasound indexes in non homogeneous nerve involvement: modelling on immune related neuropathies
L. Padua, C. Martinoli, C. Pazzaglia, M. Lucchetta, G. Granata, C. Briani (Italy)
THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2011
POSTER SESSION 19
rTMS AND tDCS - 2
P19.1 Effects of static magnetic field stimulation of the cortex in humans and rats
A. Oliviero, L. Mordillo-Mateos, I. Panyavin, P. Arias, G. Foffani, J. Aguilar (Spain)
P19.2 Modulation of prefrontal oscillatory activities with high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Y. Noda (Japan)
P19.3 Transcranial direct current stimulation modulates the spinal plasticity induced with patterned electrical stimulation
T. Fujiwara, T. Tsuji, K. Honaga, K. Hase, J. Ushiba, M. Liu (Japan)
P19.4 A dual and opposite effect of weak transcranial direct current stimulation on cerebral motor cortical excitability
B. Cengiz, N. Murase, J.C. Rothwell (United Kingdom)
P19.5 Direct current stimulation and neuromuscular transmission in man
W. Troni, A. Di Sapio, F. Sperli, A. Bertolotto, L. Delfico, B. Ferrero (Italy)
P19.6 Cortical myoclonus responsive to neuromodulation in corticobasal degeneration
F. Notturno, F. Zappasodi, V. Maruotti, L. Marzetti, M. Caulo, A. Uncini (Switzerland, Italy)
P19.7 Temporal dissociations between serum drug levels and transcranial magnetic stimulation motor thresholds after oral lamotrigine
C. Epstein, J. Ehrenberg, K. Folami (USA)
P19.8 Determining the optimal electrode configuration for transcranial direct current stimulation: a model study
S.M. Rampersad, T.F. Oostendorp, A.M. Janssen, C.H. Wolters, D.F. Stegeman (The Netherlands, Germany)
P19.9 Changes in sleep architecture after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant depression
T. Hasegawa, S. Kito, T. Nakajima, H. Yamadera, Y. Koga (Japan)
P19.10 The role of lateral cerebellum in temporal prediction of movements
L. Avanzino, I. Martino, D. Martino, E. Pelosin, G. Defazio, G. Abbruzzese (Italy)
P19.11 Comparison between peripheral jitter and central jitter induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
P. Caliandro, L. Padua, E. Stålberg, F. Giannini, G. Greco, G. Bianco, N. Polizzotto, C. Erra, S. Rossi (Italy, Sweden)
P19.12 Pain relief by deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation applied with the H-coil
G. Tartaglia, M. Gabriele, V. Frasca, F. Pichiorri, E. Giacomelli, C. Cambieri, M. Ceccanti, F. Gilio, M. Inghilleri (Italy)
P19.13 Pain reduction in a CRPS patient due to tDCS and sensorimotor training. A single case study
A.C. Schmid, F.C. Hummel, N. Birbaumer (Germany)
P19.14 Rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation locally entrains natural brain oscillations
D. Veniero, J. Gross, V. Romei, C. Miniussi, P. Schyns, G. Thut (Italy, United Kingdom)
POSTER SESSIONS
P19.15 One left-sided dorsolateral prefrontal cortical HF-rTMS session affects emotional neuronal processing in healthy women
C. Baeken (Belgium)
P19.16 Noninvasive cortical stimulation for motor and non-motor features of PSP and CBD
C. Deblieck, C. Siegel, P. Udompholkul, A. Wu (USA)
P19.17 Long-lasting improvements of stroke hemiparesis by “Hybrid Rehab” of rTMS and motor training
S. Koganemaru, T. Mima, K. Domen, H. Fukuyama (Japan)
P19.18 Intracortical and corticospinal effect of 2 mA direct current stimulation
G. Batsikadze, M.-F. Kuo, V. Moliadze, W. Paulus, M. Nitsche (Germany)
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P19.19 Effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied with H-coil for chronic
migraine prophylaxis
D. Dalla Libera, B. Colombo, E. Coppi, L. Straffi, R. Chieffo, F. Spagnolo, M. Bianco, L. Ferrari, S. Velikova, A. Nuara,
G. Di Maggio, G. Comi, L. Leocani (Italy)
P19.20 Does high frequency and theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation affect the grip strength?
B. Turman, B. Folmli (Australia)
P19.21 Modulating cortico-striatal and thalamo-cortical functional connectivity with transcranial direct current stimulation
R. Polania, W. Paulus, M.A. Nitsche (Germany)
POSTER SESSION 20
rTMS AND tDCS - 3
P20.1 Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for neuropathic pain
K. Hosomi, Y. Saitoh, H. Kishima, M. Hirata, S. Oshino, N. Tani, T. Maruo, S. Morris, Y. Harada, T. Yoshimine (Japan)
P20.2 Modulating visual attention with transcranial direct current stimulation
C. Tesche, D. Stone (USA)
P20.3 Inverse modulation of MEP amplitudes during paired associative stimulation protocol
T. Ilic, I. Nela, J. Krstic, S. Milanovic (Serbia)
P20.4 P20.5 Should the 5 cm method be re-examined in rTMS?
V. Meille, B. Trojak, R. Garrouty, J.-C. Chauvet-Gélinier, S. Leclercq, B. Bonin (France)
Homeostatic metaplasticity of corticospinal and inhibitory neurons in human motor cortex without induction of plasticity by the priming stimulation
T. Murakami, F. Müller-Dahlhaus, M.-K. Lu, U. Ziemann (Germany)
P20.6 Rivastigmine doesn’t modify motor cortex synaptic plasticity in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD):
a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) study
A. Trebbastoni, M. Gabriele, F. Pichiorri, C. Cambieri, F. D’Antonio, A. Campanelli, M. Prencipe, C. de Lena,
M. Inghilleri (Italy)
P20.7 Safety and efficacy of deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with H-coil in Alzheimer disease
E. Coppi, G. Magnani, L. Ferrari, F. Spagnolo, R. Chieffo, L. Straffi, M. Bianco, D. Dalla Libera, S. Velikova, A. Nuara,
G. Di Maggio, G. Comi, L. Leocani (Italy)
P20.8 Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation suppresses pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in rats
S. Dhamne, D. Ekstein, T.-H. Hsieh, T. Loddenkemper, A. Pascual-Leone, F. Jensen, A. Rotenberg (USA, Israel)
P20.9 Loss of cortical inhibition following traumatic brain injury detected by mechanomyography and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation in unanesthetized rats
T.-H. Hsieh, S. Dhamne, J.-J. Chen, A. Pascual-Leone, F. Jensen, A. Rotenberg (USA)
P20.11 Cathodal tDCS has a long-lasting inhibitory effect on primary motor cortex excitability
P. Profice, F. Ranieri, A. Uncini , L. Santoro, F. Notturno, M. Capasso, M. Pace, F. Manganelli, R. Iodice, C. Pisciotta,
M. Dileone, V. Di Lazzaro (Italy, Switzerland)
P20.12 Intrahemispheric parietal-motor paired associative stimulation induces bidirectional plasticity
G. Bucchi, V. Giacobbe, S. Bonnì, C. Caltagirone, G. Koch (Italy)
P20.13 Induction of l-LTP-like plasticity in the human motor cortex by repeated non-invasive brain stimulation
K. Monte-Silva, S. Hessenthaler, M.-F. Kuo, D. Liebetanz, W. Paulus, M. Nitsche (Germany)
P20.14 Combining transcranial direct current stimulation with robot therapy for the impaired upper limb after sub-acute stroke
L. Tedesco Triccas, J. Burridge, A.-M. Hughes, G. Verheyden, J. Rothwell (United Kingdom, Germany)
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P20.10 Minimal heating of aneurysm clips during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
S. Dhamne, T.-H. Hsieh, L. Carpenter, E. Anastasio, A. Pascual-Leone, A. Rotenberg (USA)
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P20.15 Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation is suitable for mapping posterior frontal lobe speech areas in
healthy volunteers
N. Tamsi, L. Säisänen, S. Kemppainen, E. Niskanen, S. Määttä, T. Hukkanen, M. Äikiä, L. Jutila, R. Kälviäinen,
M. Könönen, E. Mervaala (Finland)
P20.16 Controlled study of 50 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
D.H. Benninger, K. Iseki, S. Kranick, D. Luckenbaugh, E. Houdayer, M. Hallett (USA, Switzerland)
P20.17 Progressive enhancement of alpha activity and visual function in patients with optic neuropathy; a two-week non-invasive alternating current stimulation study
S. Schmidt, R. Bathe-Peters, C. Gall, A.B. Fedorov, B.A. Sabel, S.A. Brandt (Germany)
P20.18 Cortical transcranial direct current stimulation increases the duration of the “broken escalator” locomotor after effect
D. Kaski, Q. Shamim, D. Buckwell, B. Seemungal, A. Bronstein (United Kingdom)
P20.19 An intensive daily regime of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves enduring visuospatial neglect: lessons from an experimental study in felines
A. Valero-Cabre, C. Desimone, L. Afifi, J. Rushmore (France, USA)
P20.20 Abstract withdraw
POSTER SESSIONS
P20.21 Can fMRI be useful to detect changes induced by transcranial direct current stimulation? Evidence from resting state fMRI in a case of obsessive compulsive disorder
C. Volpato, F. Piccione, M. Cavinato, L. Foscolo, D. Duzzi, S. Ghedin, A. Merico, A. Venneri (Italy, United Kingdom)
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