Non-motor Parkinson's: integral to motor Parkinson's, yet often neglected

TY - JOUR

T1 - Non-motor Parkinson's

T2 - integral to motor Parkinson's, yet often neglected

AU - Todorova, Antoniya

AU - Jenner, Peter

AU - Ray Chaudhuri, K

PY - 2014/10

Y1 - 2014/10

N2 - Non-motor symptoms are a key component of Parkinson's disease, possibly representing a clinical biomarker of its premotor phase. The burden of non-motor symptoms can define a patient's health-related quality of life. Non-motor symptoms substantially increase the cost of care-requiring increased hospitalisation and treatment-and pose a major challenge to healthcare professionals. However, clinicians often regard non-motor symptoms and their management as peripheral to that of the motor symptoms. Here, we address the clinical issues and unmet needs of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

AB - Non-motor symptoms are a key component of Parkinson's disease, possibly representing a clinical biomarker of its premotor phase. The burden of non-motor symptoms can define a patient's health-related quality of life. Non-motor symptoms substantially increase the cost of care-requiring increased hospitalisation and treatment-and pose a major challenge to healthcare professionals. However, clinicians often regard non-motor symptoms and their management as peripheral to that of the motor symptoms. Here, we address the clinical issues and unmet needs of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

U2 - 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000741

DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000741

M3 - Article

C2 - 24699931

SN - 1474-7758

VL - 14

SP - 310

EP - 322

JO - PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY

JF - PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY

IS - 5

ER -