Years before diagnosis, quality of life declines for Parkinson's disease patients
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Growing evidence suggests that Parkinson's disease often starts with non-motor symptoms that precede diagnosis by several years. In the first study to examine patterns in the quality of life of Parkinson' disease patients prior to diagnosis, researchers have documented declines in physical and mental health, pain, and emotional health beginning several years before the onset of the disease and continuing thereafter.