Neuroanatomical and prognostic associations of depression in Parkinson's disease.
James B BadenochAlvar ParisBenjamin Meir JacobsAlastair J NoyceCharles R MarshallSheena WatersPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2024)
This large-scale prospective study demonstrated that depression prevalence increases from 10 years before PD diagnosis and is a marker of cortical and subcortical volume loss. Depression before PD diagnosis signals a worse prognosis in terms of dementia and mortality. This has clinical implications in stratifying people with poorer cognitive and prognostic trajectory in PD.