Autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: a comprehensive symptom survey

Background: Autonomic dysfunction occurs in Parkinson's disease (PD), but few studies have addressed it in a comprehensive manner. Methods: Autonomic symptoms were evaluated by a questionnaire in sixty-eight subjects (44 patients and 24 controls). Results: PD patients experienced higher frequen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Parkinsonism & related disorders 2002-03, Vol.8 (4), p.277-284
Hauptverfasser:	Siddiqui, M.F, Rast, S, Lynn, M.J, Auchus, A.P, Pfeiffer, R.F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Autonomic function Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - etiology Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology Female Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology Gastrointestinal Diseases - etiology Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Multiple system atrophy Parkinson Disease - complications Parkinson Disease - physiopathology Parkinson's disease Prevalence Reference Values Regression Analysis Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: Autonomic dysfunction occurs in Parkinson's disease (PD), but few studies have addressed it in a comprehensive manner. Methods: Autonomic symptoms were evaluated by a questionnaire in sixty-eight subjects (44 patients and 24 controls). Results: PD patients experienced higher frequency and severity of autonomic dysfunction. When all autonomic symptoms were pooled into an aggregate score, differences between patients and controls were highly statistically significant ( p
ISSN:	1353-8020 1873-5126
DOI:	10.1016/S1353-8020(01)00052-9