Article
Delineating nonmotor symptoms in early Parkinson's disease and first-degree relatives.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 2015
Baig Fahd, Lawton Michael, Rolinski Michal, Ruffmann Claudio, Nithi Kannan, Evetts Samuel G, Fernandes Hugo R, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Hu Michele T M
Abstract excerpt
Nonmotor symptoms (NMS) are an important prodromal feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, their frequency, treatment rates, and impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the early motor phase is unclear. Rates of NMS in enriched at-risk populations, such as first-degree PD relatives, have not been delineated. We assessed NMS in an early cohort of PD, first-degree PD relatives and control subjects...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Cognition Disorders
- Depression
- Family
- Female
- Humans
- Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
