Frequency and factors related to drooling in Chinese patients with multiple system atrophy: a cross-sectional study.

Yalan ChenHongyan HuangPingping NingQuanzhen ZhaoHui WangQiuyan ShenYan-Ming Xu

Published in: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (2019)

Drooling is relatively common among Chinese MSA patients, and parkinsonism-associated MSA and hypomimia appear to be independent risk factors for drooling. The severity of this symptom correlates with the presence of severe motor symptoms, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
physical activity
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
patient reported