Prior history of head trauma in Parkinson's disease

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart A. Factor ◽  
William J. Weiner
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyum-Yil Kwon ◽  
Suyeon Park ◽  
Eun Ji Lee ◽  
Mina Lee ◽  
Hyunjin Ju

AbstractThe association of non-motor symptoms (NMSs) with fall-related factors in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains to be further elucidated in the early stages of the disease. Eighty-six patients with less than 5 years of the onset of PD were retrospectively enrolled in the study. We assessed potential fall-related risk factors including (1) a history of falls during the past year (faller versus non-faller), (2) the fear of falling (FoF), and (3) the freezing of gait (FoG). Different types of NMSs were measured using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Parkinson’s disease Fatigue Scale (PFS), and the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s disease—Autonomic dysfunction (SCOPA-AUT). The faller group (37.2%) showed higher scores for BDI, BAI, PFS, and SCOPA-AUT, compared to the non-faller group. From logistic regression analyses, the prior history of falls was related to the gastrointestinal domain of SCOPA-AUT, FoF was associated with BAI, and gastrointestinal and urinary domains of SCOPA-AUT, and FoG was linked to BAI and gastrointestinal domain of SCOPA-AUT. In conclusion, we found that fall-related risk factors in patients with early PD were highly connected with gastrointestinal dysautonomia.


Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica Moreno Gomez ◽  
Maria Shoaib ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Khaliq ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
Timothy Copeland ◽  
...  

Introduction: A paucity of studies exists about the influence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in the length of stay (LOS) among patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We seek to identify if a prior history of PD impacts the LOS of AIS patients, and to establish the factors associated it. Methodology: We analyzed data of the NIS from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) from 1998 to 2017, using a negative binomial regression to assess sociodemographic factors and hospital characteristics associated with LOS in AIS patients with PD. Results: A total of 835,380,672 hospitalizations were identified with discharge diagnosis of AIS. The cohort was divided into 2 groups based on presence of history of PD during the same admission. 12,799,437 of AIS patients had discharge records with a secondary diagnosis of PD. Non-Parkinson’s disease cohort had longer hospital stay (Incidence Rate Ratio IRR 1.02 (95% CI 1.01-1.03). An increased LOS was observed in males compared to females (IRR 1.03 (1.00-1.03)); Black (IRR 1.17 (95% CI 1.16-1.18)), Hispanics (IRR 1.13 (95% CI 1.11-1.14)) and Asians (IRR 1.22 (95% CI 1.19-1.26)) when compared to whites, Medicaid when compared to Medicare (IRR 1.37 (95% CI 1.34-1.41)). Higher Elixhauser index corresponded to longer LOS (IRR 1.14 (CI 1-14-1.14)). In terms of hospital factors, Urban teaching hospital was associated with longer LOS when compared to rural hospital (IRR 1.18 (95% CI 1.16-1.19)), Northeast compared to West region hospital areas (IRR 1.3 (95% CI 1.27-1.33)). Decreasing LOS was seen over the course of last 20 years. Conclusion: Admission for ischemic stroke tended to result in longer length of stay among non-Parkinson’s patients. Patient characteristics are a greater source of variability in length of stay than Parkinson’s disease status.


Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 430
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bentley ◽  
Ilaria Guella ◽  
Holly E. Sherman ◽  
Hannah M. Neuendorf ◽  
Alex M. Sykes ◽  
...  

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is typically sporadic; however, multi-incident families provide a powerful platform to discover novel genetic forms of disease. Their identification supports deciphering molecular processes leading to disease and may inform of new therapeutic targets. The LRRK2 p.G2019S mutation causes PD in 42.5–68% of carriers by the age of 80 years. We hypothesise similarly intermediately penetrant mutations may present in multi-incident families with a generally strong family history of disease. We have analysed six multiplex families for missense variants using whole exome sequencing to find 32 rare heterozygous mutations shared amongst affected members. Included in these mutations was the KCNJ15 p.R28C variant, identified in five affected members of the same family, two elderly unaffected members of the same family, and two unrelated PD cases. Additionally, the SIPA1L1 p.R236Q variant was identified in three related affected members and an unrelated familial case. While the evidence presented here is not sufficient to assign causality to these rare variants, it does provide novel candidates for hypothesis testing in other modestly sized families with a strong family history. Future analysis will include characterisation of functional consequences and assessment of carriers in other familial cases.


2021 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 106396
Author(s):  
David A. Kaminsky ◽  
Donald G. Grosset ◽  
Deena M. Kegler-Ebo ◽  
Salvador Cangiamilla ◽  
Michael Klingler ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Yasmin C Aquino ◽  
Lais M Cabral ◽  
Nicole C Miranda ◽  
Monique C Naccarato ◽  
Barbara Falquetto ◽  
...  

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, mainly affecting people over 60 years of age. Patients develop both classic symptoms (tremors, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability) and nonclassical symptoms (orthostatic hypotension, neuropsychiatric deficiency, sleep disturbances and respiratory disorders). Thus, patients with PD can have a significantly impaired quality of life, especially when they do not have multi-modality therapeutic follow-up. The respiratory alterations associated with this syndrome are the main cause of mortality in PD. They can be classified as peripheral when caused by disorders of the upper airways or muscles involved in breathing and as central when triggered by functional deficits of important neurons located in the brainstem and involved in respiratory control. Currently, there is little research describing these disorders, and therefore, there is no well-established knowledge about the subject, making the treatment of patients with respiratory symptoms difficult. In this review, the history of the pathology and data about the respiratory changes in PD obtained thus far will be addressed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 161-164
Author(s):  
Seong-Min Choi ◽  
Soo Hyun Cho ◽  
Kyung Wook Kang ◽  
Jae-Myung Kim ◽  
Byeong C. Kim

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 1112-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Evans ◽  
S. L. Mason ◽  
C. H. Williams-Gray ◽  
T. Foltynie ◽  
C. Brayne ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. e243938
Author(s):  
Mariana Barbosa ◽  
Vera Fernandes

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic used in refractory schizophrenia, also efficient in alleviating dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease. Despite its potency, this drug is associated with severe metabolic side effects, including increased risk for diabetes. We report the case of a 45-year-old overweight woman with Parkinson’s disease who presented with rapid-onset hyperglycaemia within 2 months after starting clozapine for refractory dyskinaesia. She had a history of gestational diabetes. At presentation, her blood glucose level was 505 mg/dL and glycated haemoglobin 12.4%, with no catabolic symptoms. Clozapine was suspended and metformin was started, but adequate glycaemic control was achieved only with insulin therapy, along with exenatide and empagliflozin afterwards. We assume that clozapine acted as a trigger for rapid deterioration of glycaemic control through direct pathophysiological mechanisms, rather than an indirect slowly evolving weight gain-related metabolic syndrome pathway. Clinicians should be aware of this complication, enabling timely diagnosis and proper treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 1046-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Meir Jacobs ◽  
Daniel Belete ◽  
Jonathan Bestwick ◽  
Cornelis Blauwendraat ◽  
Sara Bandres-Ciga ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo systematically investigate the association of environmental risk factors and prodromal features with incident Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis and the interaction of genetic risk with these factors. To evaluate whether existing risk prediction algorithms are improved by the inclusion of genetic risk scores.MethodsWe identified individuals with an incident diagnosis of PD (n=1276) and controls (n=500 406) in UK Biobank. We determined the association of risk factors with incident PD using adjusted logistic regression models. We constructed polygenic risk scores (PRSs) using external weights and selected the best PRS from a subset of the cohort (30%). The PRS was used in a separate testing set (70%) to examine gene–environment interactions and compare predictive models for PD.ResultsStrong evidence of association (false discovery rate <0.05) was found between PD and a positive family history of PD, a positive family history of dementia, non-smoking, low alcohol consumption, depression, daytime somnolence, epilepsy and earlier menarche. Individuals with the highest 10% of PRSs had increased risk of PD (OR 3.37, 95% CI 2.41 to 4.70) compared with the lowest risk decile. A higher PRS was associated with earlier age at PD diagnosis and inclusion of the PRS in the PREDICT-PD algorithm led to a modest improvement in model performance. We found evidence of an interaction between the PRS and diabetes.InterpretationHere, we used UK Biobank data to reproduce several well-known associations with PD, to demonstrate the validity of a PRS and to demonstrate a novel gene–environment interaction, whereby the effect of diabetes on PD risk appears to depend on background genetic risk for PD.


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