Nocturia in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Waking up from sleep more than once to pass urine, known as nocturia, is an important nonmotor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Very little is known about the cause for nocturia. The aim of this work was to evaluate lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms in patients with PD reporting nocturia using standardized validated questionnaires and bladder diaries and to assess the impact of nocturia on quality of life and sleep.

Methods

Twenty-three consecutive patients with PD (17 males, 6 females; mean age: 68.5 years; range, 50-85) referred to a specialist uro-neurology clinic reporting nocturia according to the International Continence Society definition were included. Patients measured their daily fluid intake, urinary output per void, and recorded these with the tim

SUBMITTER: Smith M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6178771 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature