Abstract:
BACKGROUND:'Wearing off' refers to the phenomenology of movement disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD) that appears early and is much commoner than generally believed. It may be present in the form of either motor symptoms or non-motor symptoms. AIM:To investigate the utility of wearing-off questionnaire (WOQ-19, Italian version) in the outpatient clinical practice to assess the suitability of different combinations of treatment, in various stages of PD. METHODS:73 consecutive patients (58% male and 42% female) suffering from PD were recruited through the Santorso Hospital and San Martino Hospital from September 2012 to March 2014. The patients were asked to indicate whether or not they experienced any of the 19 symptoms listed in the questionnaire during the day; if one or more of these referred symptoms relating to PD improved after taking an additional dose of levodopa; and, if these variations were present routinely. Furthermore, we also evaluated the possible correlation between the presence of motor and non-motor symptoms that were listed in the WOQ 19 with the motor impairment assessed by the Hoehn and Yahr stage (HY) and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III motor section, in the whole patient cohort as well as in different subgroups undergoing therapy. RESULTS:Among the 73 patients, 22% were receiving levodopa (a mean daily dose of 300 ± 121.3 mg), 38.3% levodopa and dopamine agonists, 12.3% levodopa/rasagiline, 8.2% levodopa/selegiline, and 19.2% a combination of levodopa/dopamine agonists (DA)/monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI). The most prevalent symptoms were the non-motor symptoms included in the WOQ-19. A significant correlation between the scores obtained on the different motor and non-motor items recorded by the WOQ-19 and the UPDRS motor section and HY scores was found. The therapeutic benefit was especially related to the motor symptoms. DISCUSSION:In clinical practice, this simple and easily administered questionnaire may be useful for the early detection of fluctuations in symptomatology in patients with PD. It will, therefore, help to improve the quality of the global care of patients with PD detected in various stages of the disease.
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Neurol Indiajournal_title
Neurology Indiaauthors
Pistacchi M,Gioulis M,Sanson F,Marsala SZdoi
10.4103/0028-3886.217959subject
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2017-11-01 00:00:00pages
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