Title
Frequency of non-motor symptoms in peruvian patients with Parkinson's disease
Other title
Frecuencia de síntomas no motores en Pacientes peruanos con enfermedad de Parkinson
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Associacao Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Abstract
Introduction: Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease are often not well recognized in clinical practice. Non-motor symptoms questionnaire (NMSQuest) is a simple instrument that allows patients or caregivers to report non-motor symptoms in a practical manner. Objective: We attempted to determine the prevalence of non-motor symptoms in three hundred Parkinson ́s disease outpatients. Results: The mean total non-motor symptoms was 12.41, ranging from 0 to 27 of a maximum of 30. At least one was present in 99.3% of patients. A progressive increase in mean total score was observed across each 5-year interval. Depression domain scored the most "positive" answers while urinary and anxiety /memory were secondly and thirdly most prevalent respectively. Conclusion: The large number of patients included in this study allowed evaluation of the occurrence of non-motor symptoms in early and advanced disease in addition to the relationship of these kinds of symptoms with progression of disease.
Start page
216
End page
219
Volume
71
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Psicología
Neurología clínica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84876439273
PubMed ID
Source
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
ISSN of the container
0004282X
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