The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease

S Sveinbjornsdottir - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, the clinical features of Parkinson's disease, both motor and non‐motor, are
described in the context of the progression of the disease. Also briefly discussed are the …

Microbiome–microglia connections via the gut–brain axis

R Abdel-Haq, JCM Schlachetzki, CK Glass… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, are essential for modulating neurogenesis,
influencing synaptic remodeling, and regulating neuroinflammation by surveying the brain …

Gut-seeded α-synuclein fibrils promote gut dysfunction and brain pathology specifically in aged mice

C Challis, A Hori, TR Sampson, BB Yoo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease is a synucleinopathy that is characterized by motor dysfunction, death of
midbrain dopaminergic neurons and accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates …

Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

RF Pfeiffer - Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
With the growing awareness of the presence of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
(PD) has come the realization that these non-motor features play a tremendously important …

Pathogenesis of Parkinson disease—the gut–brain axis and environmental factors

L Klingelhoefer, H Reichmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) follows a defined clinical pattern, and a range of nonmotor
symptoms precede the motor phase. The predominant early nonmotor manifestations are …

Microglia, lifestyle stress, and neurodegeneration

C Madore, Z Yin, J Leibowitz, O Butovsky - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Recent years have witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia biology,
including their major role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases …

The O nset of N onmotor S ymptoms in P arkinson's disease (T he ONSET PD S tudy)

C Pont‐Sunyer, A Hotter, C Gaig, K Seppi… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nonmotor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) can precede onset of motor
symptoms. Relationship between premotor symptoms onset and motor features is limited …

Meta‐analysis of early nonmotor features and risk factors for Parkinson disease

AJ Noyce, JP Bestwick, L Silveira‐Moriyama… - Annals of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To evaluate the association between diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD) and
risk factors or early symptoms amenable to population‐based screening. Methods: A …

Identifying prodromal Parkinson's disease: pre‐motor disorders in Parkinson's disease

RB Postuma, D Aarsland, P Barone… - Movement …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing recognition that Parkinson's disease (PD) may start outside of the substantia
nigra has led to a rapidly expanding effort to define prodromal stages of PD, before motor …

The impact of non‐motor symptoms on health‐related quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease

P Martinez‐Martin, C Rodriguez‐Blazquez… - Movement …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Non‐motor symptoms are detrimental to health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
of Parkinson's disease patients. In this study, the Non‐Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) was …