Disability from Pain Directly Correlated with Depression in Parkinson ’s Disease

Patients with Parkinson ’s disease (PD) experience motor, non-motor and neuropsychiatric manifestations that negatively impact their overall quality of life (QoL). PD is a chronic, progressively debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects between 0.1%–0.3% individuals and prevalence increasing with age [1]. Th e diagnostic features of PD are tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity [2]. Non-motor symptoms (NMS) include pain and sensory disturbances, mood disorders including depression and sleep disturbances including Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) [3–6].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - May 30, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Abdul Qayyum Rana, Nabiha Rehman, Abdul-Rahman M. Qureshi, Aisha Mohammed Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research