Sarcopenia in Parkinson Disease: Comparison of Different Criteria and Association With Disease Severity
In Parkinson disease (PD), sarcopenia may represent the common downstream pathway that from motor and nonmotor symptoms leads to the progressive loss of resilience, frailty, and disability. Here we (1) assessed the prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults with PD using 3 different criteria, testing their agreement, and (2) evaluated the association between PD severity and sarcopenia.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Davide L. Vetrano, Maria S. Pisciotta, Alice Laudisio, Maria R. Lo Monaco, Graziano Onder, Vincenzo Brandi, Domenico Fusco, Beatrice Di Capua, Diego Ricciardi, Roberto Bernabei, Giuseppe Zuccal à Tags: Original Study Source Type: research