More Attention To Non-motor Manifestations Of Parkinson’s Disease

An important problem of patients with PD is not related to dopamine deficit. “PD patients suffer not only of motor but also of such non-motor disturbances as sleep disturbances, depression, psychosis, hallucinations or dementia. These disturbances require a precise diagnostic work up and specific, usually non dopaminergic medications.” A whole series of studies being presented at the ENS meeting are devoted to this problem area.

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on June 25th, 2009