Respiratory muscle strength and lung function in the stages of Parkinson's disease.
Rejane Barreto Dos SantosAnderson Santos FragaMaria das Graças Wanderley de Sales CoriolanoBruna Ferreira TiburtinoOtávio Gomes LinsAna Cristina Falcão EstevesNadja Maria Jorge AsanoPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
Respiratory muscle strength and some lung function parameters are impaired from the early stages of PD onward, bradykinesia and rigidity being the cardinal signs that correlate most strongly with impairment of those parameters. Such alterations negatively affect the quality of life of patients with PD.