Increased energy expenditure during posture maintenance and exercise in early Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence for the effects of Parkinson disease on energy expenditure is incomplete and contradictory. A number of studies showed increased resting energy expenditure among patients with Parkinson disease whereas others did not. It was hypothesized that energy expenditure increases during exercise, based on findings in patients with a variable regime of anti-parkinsonian therapies and at different stages of the disease. However, energy expenditure during posture maintenance has been neglected. To better understand these issues, we studied energy expenditure in a homogenous population of Parkinson patients in an early stage of the disease and different states of activity.

Methods

Oxygen consumption was assessed in a group of 10 males with early Parkinson disease with

SUBMITTER: Margaliot Kalifa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266470 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature