Assessment of Early Stage Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’sDisease

Haluk Gümüş; Zehra Akpınar; Orhan Demir

doi:10.4274/Tnd.58672

Haluk Gümüş¹, Zehra Akpınar², Orhan Demir²

¹Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Neurology Konya
²Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Neurology Konya

Keywords: Parkinson’s Disease, stage, non-motor symptoms

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this study, our purpose is, in the early stage of PD, examining the frequency of occurrence of non-motor symptoms and discussing the effects of morbidity of disease.

METHODS: Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Neurology outpatient clinic in the study, which is followed by the United Kingdom Brain Bank criteria for Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease diagnosis and clinical staging according to Hoehn Yahr stages 1 and 2 of the 80 patients were studied.

RESULTS: Cases, an increase in UPDRS scores were significantly higher non-motor symptoms.

CONCLUSION: Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease can often go unnoticed. Symptomatic treatment is an important part of the success. Therefore, PH and the non-motor symptoms, early detection is important to treat them in accordance with.