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International Conference on
February 22-23, 2018 | Paris, France
Vascular Dementia
Volume 8
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
ISSN: 2161-0460
Vascular Dementia 2018
February 22-23, 2018
Oxford study in Quantification of Parkinsonism (OxQUIP): Eye movements, gait tracking and
cognitive function
Chrystalina Antoniades
University of Oxford, UK
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he OxQUIP (Oxford Quantification in Parkinsonism) study has been recruiting patients with Parkinson's disease and
progressive supranuclear palsy. Currently available treatments for these diseases are symptomatic only, and do not have any
preventive or disease-slowing effect. As new drugs are developed, we need to be able to evaluate them quickly, so that precious
time and resources can be devoted to those showing most promise. In this study, we follow participants intensively over a two
year period, with the aim of identifying measures that can detect disease progression over much shorter time periods than is
possible at present. During the study, participants are asked to perform simple tasks while we measure movements of the eyes,
hands and body. We also do some tasks on a tablet computer that measure cognitive performance. Some of the recent exciting
data from the OxQUIP study will be presented.
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-037