Parkinson’s Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment and Care
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 796
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Interests: apathy; cognitive impairment; progressive supranuclear palsy; multiple system atrophy; Parkinson; neurodegenerative disorders; functional neurological disorders
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Dear Colleagues,
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease.
The diagnosis of PD is predominantly clinical. The sign needed to diagnose PD is the presence of akinesia associated with one of the other signs, such as muscle rigidity, resting tremor or postural instability. But PD is characterized by the association of motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms.
Direct evidence shows the possible presence in the prodromal phase of olfactory disorders, REM sleep behavioral disorders, constipation, visual alterations, other autonomic symptoms, cognitive deficits and depression. However, the specificity and predictive value of these markers are still considered insufficient and cannot yet be used alone. For this reason, it appears increasingly necessary to better characterize the prodromal phases, which allow the diagnosis to be anticipated.
Many drugs are used for PD symptoms and others are being tested, but given the multi-component nature of the disease, physiotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation and psychological support for the patients and caregivers are also receiving attention.
Given that the number of Parkinson's cases is expected to double in the coming years, future studies must be oriented towards finding motor and non-motor markers that can facilitate early diagnosis. Furthermore, it is also important to identify other systematic pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
Therefore, we will accept original research articles, critical and systematic reviews, meta-analyses and short communications leading to a greater understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and care of Parkinson's Disease.
Dr. Sofia Cuoco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cognitive symptoms
- care
- diagnosis
- motor symptoms
- neuropsychiatric symptoms
- non-pharmacological treatments
- Parkinson's disease
- pharmacological treatments
- prodromal phase
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