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Non-motor symptoms: Identification and management

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2007
Non-motor symptoms are an important part of Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms complex. They cause a significant burden on the quality of life of patients and their carers and remain a major cause of hospitalisation. Treatment of non-motor symptoms can be challenging as these symptoms are often unresponsive to conventional dopaminergic therapy. However,
Muzerengi, Sharon, Contrafatto, Donatella, Chaudhuri, K Ray   +2 more
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Initial Motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease

The Neurologist, 2011
Parkinson disease (PD) is characterized by a wide variety of motor and nonmotor symptoms. Although recently nonmotor symptoms have gained considerable relevance and interest, especially in advanced stages, motor symptoms define the main core of PD and are essential for clinical diagnosis.
Pedro J, Garcia Ruiz, M J, Catalán, J M, Fernández Carril   +2 more
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Treating the Motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease

Continuum, 2016
After a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD), there are many therapeutic options available. This article provides examples of prototypical patients encountered in clinical practice and illustrates the various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options for the motor symptoms of PD.Levodopa became available in the late 1960s and ...
John C, Morgan, Susan H, Fox
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Non‐motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

European Journal of Neurology, 2008
Although still considered a paradigmatic movement disorder, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with a broad spectrum of non‐motor symptoms. These include disorders of mood and affect with apathy, anhedonia and depression, cognitive dysfunction and hallucinosis, as well as complex behavioural disorders.
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Treatment of Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Neurologic Clinics
The most effective pharmacologic intervention used to treat motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease is levodopa, which is available in various formulations, including newer continuous subcutaneous infusions. Dopamine agonists, monoamine oxidase-B enzyme inhibitors, catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme inhibitors, amantadine, istradefylline, and ...
Luca, Marsili, Matteo, Bologna, Lily Y, Chen, Alberto J, Espay   +3 more
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[Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2012
Parkinson's disease has traditionally been viewed as a disease with only motor features. Nowadays, a wide variety of non-motor symptoms and signs are also recognised as being characteristic of the disease. Non-motor symptoms, most importantly autonomic dysfunction, neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep problems, are prevalent in virtually all Parkinson's
Weerkamp, N.J., Nijhof, A., Tissingh, G.
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Isolated motor phenomena and symptoms of sleep

2011
Publisher Summary This chapter illustrates that sleep identifies a natural and healthy, temporary, and periodical state of rest, with suspension of the sensorial functions of the organs of sense, as well as those of the voluntary and rational soul. Several motor phenomena occur during sleep, both physiological and pathological.
Vetrugno R., PROVINI, FEDERICA, MONTAGNA, PASQUALE   +2 more
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Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2016
With the growing awareness of the presence of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) has come the realization that these non-motor features play a tremendously important, and sometimes dominant, role in the management and even the diagnosis of the disorder.
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Non-motor symptoms in an Indian cohort of Parkinson′s disease patients and correlation of progression of non-motor symptoms with motor worsening

Neurology India, 2015
To document the frequency and prevalence of non-motor symptoms (NMS) in an Indian cohort of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.To validate the non-motor score scale (NMSS) in an Indian cohort of PD patients for recording NMS of the disease, to study the prevalence and frequency of NMS in Indian PD patients using the NMSS, and to compare the progression ...
Amruta, Ravan, Faiz M H, Ahmad, Sonali, Chabria, Mangesh, Gadhari, Charulata Savant, Sankhla   +4 more
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Non-Dopaminergic Drugs for Motor Symptoms

2012
A new optimism that Parkinson's disease can be defeated is energizing the research community. Halting the progression of the disease, restoring function, and even prevention are all realistic goals. This comprehensive volume provides state-of-the-art information on all aspects of Parkinson's disease, including epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis ...
Burkhard, Pierre, Vingerhoets, François
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