Dry mouth: an overlooked autonomic symptom of Parkinson's disease.
J Parkinsons Dis
; 1(2): 169-73, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-23939300
There is involvement of salivary glands by α-synuclein pathology in PD. However, the prevalence of dry mouth has not been systematically assessed in these patients. We studied 97 PD patients and 86 controls using a structured questionnaire. Dry mouth was reported by 60.8% of PD patients and 27.9% of controls (p < 0.0001). Dry mouth and drooling coexisted in 30% of cases. Only 12% of patients had reported dry mouth to their physicians. Dry mouth is a frequent but underreported symptom and may be an early manifestation of autonomic involvement in PD.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo
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Doenças da Boca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article