Apathy in Elderly Nondemented Patients With Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Determinants and Relationship to Quality of Life

Conclusions:
Although apathy does not seem to be an independent predictor of worse QoL specifically in elderly patients with PD, it remains very relevant, as its presence increases caregiver burden. Both depression and potential dopaminergic treatment underdosing can be properly managed, thus potentially reducing the prevalence and severity of apathy in a proportion of the apathetic patients with PD.

Source: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology - November 8, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Skorvanek, M., Rosenberger, J., Gdovinova, Z., Nagyova, I., Saeedian, R. G., Groothoff, J. W., Dijk, J. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research