Impact of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease for the quality of life: The Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson Disease (JAQPAD) study

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a range of classic motor symptoms and heterogeneous nonmotor symptoms that affect patients' quality of life (QoL). Studies have individually reported the effect of either motor or nonmotor symptoms on patients' QoL; however, a thorough assessment of the symptoms that have the greatest influence on QoL is limited. This JAQPAD study examined the effect of both motor and nonmotor symptoms and patient demographics on QoL in a large population of patients with PD in Japan.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - October 10, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Kanako Kurihara, Ryoko Nakagawa, Miwako Ishido, Yoko Yoshinaga, Jun Watanabe, Yuka Hayashi, Takayasu Mishima, Shinsuke Fujioka, Yoshio Tsuboi Source Type: research