Article
Body-First Subtype of Parkinson's Disease with Probable REM-Sleep Behavior Disorder Is Associated with Non-Motor Dominant Phenotype.
Journal of Parkinson's disease - 1 Jan 2022
Pavelka Lukas, Rauschenberger Armin, Landoulsi Zied, Pachchek Sinthuja, Marques Taina, Gomes Clarissa P C, Glaab Enrico, May Patrick, Krüger Rejko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hypothesis of body-first vs. brain-first subtype of PD has been proposed with REM-Sleep behavior disorder (RBD) defining the former. The body-first PD presumes an involvement of the brainstem in the pathogenic process with higher burden of autonomic dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To identify distinctive clinical subtypes of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) in line with the formerly proposed concept...
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