title: [Analysis of breathing function in Parkinson's disease].
abstract: We studied 40 parkinsonian patients (P), mean age 50-80 years, with Hoehn and Yahr stages I-III and 40 no parkinsonian patients (NP), with similar characteristics. The results of the thoracic amplitude was 1,8+/-0,8cm of P that showed a reduction to 4,3+/-1,0 cm of NP (p=0,00001), the vital capacity and forced vital capacity, 66,8+/-20,3% and 69,6+/-22,2% of P was decreased that 82,3+/-15,7% and 82,7+/-16,6% of NP (p=0,00001 and p=0,0023). There was not difference among the maximal inspiratory and expiratory mouth pressures, 33,5+/-12,7 cmH2O and 36,3+/-17,8 cmH2O of P and 37,0+/-12,2 cmH2O and 43,1+/-16,6 cmH2O of NP (p=0,1753 and p=0,0398), the forced expiratory volume in 1 second, 71,3+/-25,6% of P and 80,6+/-23,6% of NP (p=0,0899), and the forced expiratory volume in 1 second/ forced vital capacity, 104,5+/-19,9% of P and 97,4+/-22,8% of NP (p=0,1234). The parkinsonian patients present restrictive pulmonary dysfunction, low chest wall compliance and the respiratory muscle strength do not decreased.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Reabilitação da Associação de Solidariedade à Criança Excepcional, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sônia R X
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: João S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology*