Determinant factors of sarcopenia in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
Marcella Campos Lima da LuzGleyce Kelly Araújo BezerraAmdore Guescel C AsanoMaria da Conceição Chaves de LemosPoliana Coelho CabralPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
Despite the low prevalence in the present study, sarcopenia progresses with the worsening of the nutritional status and functional capacity of individuals with PD. Further studies are needed on the factors involved in the genesis of sarcopenia. The SARC-F questionnaire is related to parameters for the diagnosis and severity of sarcopenia as well as the severity of PD.