The Possible Clinical Predictors of Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease: A Study of 135 Patients as Part of International Nonmotor Scale Validation Project

Fatigue is a common yet poorly understood and underresearched nonmotor symptom in Parkinson's disease. Although fatigue is recognized to significantly affect health-related quality of life, it remains underrecognised and empirically treated. In this paper, the prevalence of fatigue as measured...

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Autores principales: Metta, Vinod, Logishetty, Kartik, Martinez-Martin, P., Gage, Heather M., Schartau, P. E. S., Kaluarachchi, T. K., Martin, Anne, Odin, Per, Barone, P., Stocchi, Fabrizio, Antonini, A., Chaudhuri, K. Ray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22191065
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/125271
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Sumario:Fatigue is a common yet poorly understood and underresearched nonmotor symptom in Parkinson's disease. Although fatigue is recognized to significantly affect health-related quality of life, it remains underrecognised and empirically treated. In this paper, the prevalence of fatigue as measured by a validated visual analogue scale and the Parkinson's disease nonmotor symptoms scale (PDNMSS) was correlated with other motor and nonmotor comorbidities. In a cohort of patients from a range of disease stages, occurrence of fatigue correlated closely with more advanced Parkinson's disease, as well as with depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders, hinting at a common underlying basis.

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