Nonmotor disturbances in Parkinson's disease

Bassetti, Claudio L. (2011). Nonmotor disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Neurodegenerative diseases, 8(3), pp. 95-108. Basel: Karger 10.1159/000316613

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Nonmotor disturbances (NMDs) affect most patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and often have a profound impact on their quality of life. NMDs such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, REM sleep behavior disorder, constipation, delayed gastric emptying, altered olfaction and pain can precede the onset of motor symptoms. Other NMDs, including hallucinations, dementia, excessive daytime sleepiness, insomnia, orthostatic hypotension and bladder disturbances, typically appear later in the course of PD. For most NMDs of PD, nondopaminergic and non-nigrostriatal mechanisms (e.g. neurodegeneration of other transmitter systems in the cortex and brainstem, side effects of medications, genetic and psychosocial factors) are considered more relevant than the 'classical' dopaminergic-nigrostriatal dysfunction. The recognition of NMDs requires a high degree of clinical suspicion, the use of specific questionnaires and ancillary tests. Pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches can be effective, but for most forms of treatment of NMDs, the scientific evidence is limited.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Bassetti, Claudio L.A.

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1660-2854

Publisher:

Karger

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:26

Last Modified:

24 Aug 2023 16:15

Publisher DOI:

10.1159/000316613

PubMed ID:

21196687

Web of Science ID:

000289100800001

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/9455

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/9455 (FactScience: 215192)

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