Abstract:
Background: Parkinson disease (PD) is a combination of many symptoms, of which non motor symptoms (NMS) are important ones. Aim: To determine the frequency of NMS among patients with PD. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at Department of Medicine,Avicenna Medical College, Lahore. The duration of this study was 6 months. All the patients diagnosed with PD and taking anti-Parkinson medications were included and a translator asked questions regarding NMS from those who can't understand English, for symptoms using NMS Questionnaire. All data was analyzed using SPSS version 24 Results: In this study, we included 89 patients. The mean age of the patients was found to be 58.87 ± 9.45 years. Most of the patients were male (64%) and mean duration of symptoms was 4.5 years. the mean duration of treatment was 4.1 years in these patients. Most frequent symptom was found to be impaired concentration among 61 patients (68.5%). Next common symptom was Sialorrhea (62.9%), nocturia (61.79%) and urinary urgency (57.3%). Conclusion: We conclude that NMS are frequently encountered among patients with PD, even in those receiving anti-Parkinson medications. So it is important to guide these patients about NMS during course of the disease
Page(s):
315-316
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Year: 2020
Keywords:
concentration
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Parkinson Disease
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Symptoms
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Nonmotor symptoms