title: Benefit on motor and non-motor behavior in a specialized unit for Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease in specialized units is quite common in Germany. Data on the benefit of this hospitalization of patients with Parkinson's disease on motor and non-motor symptoms in conjunction with standardized tests are rare. Objective was to determine the efficacy of this therapeutic setting. We scored disease severity and performed clinical tests, respectively, instrumental procedures under standardized conditions in consecutively referred in-patients initially and at the end of their hospital stay. There was a decrease of motor and non-motor symptoms. The extent of improvement of non-motor and motor symptoms correlated to each other. Performance of complex movement sequences became better, whereas execution of simple movement series did not ameliorate. The interval for the timed up and go test went down. We demonstrate the effectiveness of an in-patient stay in a specialized unit for Parkinson's disease. Objective standardized testing supplements subjective clinical scoring with established rating scales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany. th.mueller@alexianer.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Gabi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Öhm
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eilert
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Möhr
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rotter
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Küchler
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lütge
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marg
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr 1, 13088, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rothe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Motor behavior; Non-motor symptoms; Parkinson’s disease; Peg insertion; Tapping