Validation of new diagnostic criteria for fatigue in patients with Parkinson disease.

Mattia SicilianoBenzi KlugerRosa De MiccoCarlo ChiorriValeria Sant'EliaMarcello SilvestroAlfonso GiordanoGioacchino TedeschiLuca PassamontiLuigi TrojanoAlessandro Tessitore

Published in: European journal of neurology (2022)

This is the first study to test the clinimetric properties of case definition diagnostic criteria for PD-related fatigue. Our results suggest that current diagnostic criteria may be useful in both clinical practice and research. Future longitudinal studies should examine their long-term stability.

Keyphrases

parkinson disease
clinical practice
deep brain stimulation
sleep quality
case control