title: Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: With the growing awareness of the presence of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) has come the realization that these non-motor features play a tremendously important, and sometimes dominant, role in the management and even the diagnosis of the disorder. Despite this, a reluctance to formally address and treat the non-motor symptoms of PD remains and quality of life for PD patients suffers. This review provides an overview of the impact non-motor symptoms have on persons with PD, along with a brief description of some of the more common non-motor features of PD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA. Electronic address: pfeiffro@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Ronald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Nonmotor dysfunction; Parkinson's disease