Motor subtypes and other risk factors associated with drooling in Parkinson's disease patients.

Cheng-Jie MaoY T XiongF WangY P YangW YuanC ZhuJ ChenC F Liu

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2018)

Drooling is common, even in mild-to-moderate PD patients. PD patients with non-TD subtype are at a higher risk of drooling. Male sex, motor severity, excessive daytime sleepiness, poor nighttime sleep, and constipation are also associated with drooling in patients with PD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
weight loss
weight gain