Frequency of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease presenting to tertiary care centre in Pakistan: an observational, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of non-motor symptoms (NMS) in patients of Parkinson's disease (PD) presenting to a movement disorder clinic at a tertiary care centre in Pakistan, and how frequency of NMS is different in male and female patients. STUDY DESIGN:Observational, cross-sectional study. SETTING:Tertiary care centre. PARTICIPANTS:Out of 102 patients, 85 were included. Inclusion criteria were patients with PD diagnosed according to the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Clinical Diagnostic Criteria, age ≥18 years, able to give consent and have no difficulty in answering questions. Exclusion criteria were diseases that resemble PD, stroke, dementia, patients unable to provide information and history of antipsychotic use. RESULTS:The NMSQuest revealed a mean of nearly sev

SUBMITTER: Mukhtar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5961617 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature