Characterization of the pattern of daily motor fluctuations in Parkinson ’s disease patients based on home diaries

Background: Parkinson ’s disease (PD) patients are often in their best clinical state when attending medical appointments. It is therefore important for clinicians to be familiar with the typical pattern of motor fluctuations that patients experience and to obtain a good history regarding potential fluctuations even wh en patients are doing well at the time of the evaluation.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research