Hearing dysfunction heralds an increase in non-motor burden and a worse quality of life in Parkinson's disease: new insights from non-motor spectrum.

Elena GarastoAlessandro StefaniMariangela PierantozziMatteo ContiArturo MoletiRenata SistoAndrea VizianoClaudio LiguoriTommaso SchirinziNicola Biagio MercuriRocco Cerroni

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

This study demonstrated that PD patients with HI have a greater burden of NMS and lower related QoL and functioning. Our results highlight the importance to reconsider HI as a NMS, in parallel with the others. HI evaluation, even in asymptomatic patients, may reveal a wider pathology with a worse QoL.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
hearing loss
drug induced
patient reported