Evaluation of Motor Complications in Parkinson's Disease: Understanding the Perception Gap between Patients and Physicians.
Hiromu OguraRyoko NakagawaMiwako IshidoYoko YoshinagaJun WatanabeKanako KuriharaYuka HayashiKoichi NagakiTakayasu MishimaShinsuke FujiokaYoshio TsuboiPublished in: Parkinson's disease (2021)
This study investigated differences in the perception of WO between patients with PD and their physicians in routine clinical practice and highlighted that patients have a low awareness of the symptoms of WO compared with physician assessments and WOQ-9. Conversely, morning akinesia, dyskinesia, and bodily discomfort were underrecognized by physicians.