Parkinsonism & related disorders
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Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.
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Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. · Jan 2002
Non-recognition of depression and other non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
Depression, anxiety, fatigue and sleep disorders occur commonly in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). These non-motor symptoms often contribute to the reduction of functional abilities in PD patients. ⋯ This study demonstrates that during routine office visits, neurologists failed to identify the presence of depression, anxiety, and fatigue more than half of the time and failed to recognize sleep disturbance in 40% of patients. Awareness of the likelihood of underrecognition of behavioral symptoms in PD should generate approaches to improve diagnostic accuracy and facilitate timely therapeutic interventions.