Association of metabolic syndrome and change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale scores

Conclusions: Persons with Parkinson disease meeting modified criteria for metabolic syndrome experienced a greater increase in total UPDRS scores over time, mainly as a result of increases in motor scores, compared to those who did not. Further studies are needed to confirm this finding. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00449865.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: All Medical/Systemic disease, Endocrine, Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism ARTICLE Source Type: research