Review Article
Non-Motor Aspects
of Parkinson’s Disease
By Leora L. Borek, MD, Melissa M. Amick, PhD, and Joseph H. Friedman, MD
ABSTRACT
Parkinson’sdiseaseisprimarilyconsidered
tobeamovementdisorderandisdefinedby
itsmotorsigns.Yet,thebehavioralmanifestationsofthediseaseareoftenmoredebilitating than its motor complications.This
reviewwillfocusonthenon-motoraspects
of Parkinson’s disease, including mood,
psychosis,cognitive,sleep,fatigue,apathy,
delirium,andrepetitivedisorders,thatmay
occur.Thephenomenology,pathology,and
treatmentofthebehavioralsymptomsof
Parkinson’sdiseasewillbediscussed.
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INTRODUCTION
Parkinson’sdiseaseisdefinedbyitsmotor
dysfunction.Thereareseveraldifferentsets
ofcriteriaforthediagnosisbutallcenter
aroundthepresenceofthefollowingproblems:tremoratrest,rigidity,hypokinesia
(bradykinesiaorakinesia),thepresenceof
gait,postureorbalancechangestypicalof
thedisorder,theabsenceofatypicalfeatures,
andtheabsenceofanalternativeexplanation,
suchasmedications,strokes,ortoxins.1There
Needs Assessment
Parkinson’sdiseasehasbeenimportantinthedevelopmentofthefieldofneuropsychiatry.Behavioralsymptomsareanimportantsourceofdistressformanypatients
withthedisease.Thisreviewwillfocusonthefindingsofrecentresearchandtreatmentofthemostcommonbehavioralmanifestationsofthedisease.
Learning Objectives
Attheendofthisactivity,theparticipantshouldbeableto:
•ListthemostcommonsleepdisordersinParkinson’sdisease.
•GiveexamplesofneuropsychologicaltestingthatareusefulinpredictingdementiainParkinson’sdisease.
•Understandtheassociationbetweendepression,anxietyandmotorfeaturesof
Parkinson’sdisease.
•Understandtheroleofdopaminergicmedicationinpsychosisandappropriate
treatment.
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Dr. Borek is geriatric psychiatrist in the department of geriatric psychiatry at Brown University School of Medicine in Providence, Rhode
Island. Dr. Amick is clinical neuropsychologist in the department of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University Medical School.
Dr. Friedman is clinical professor in the department of clinical neurosciences at Brown University School of Medicine.
Disclosures: Dr. Borek does not have an affiliation with or financial interest in any organization that might pose a conflict of interest. Dr.
Amick receives research support from Janssen. Dr. Friedman is a consultant for ACADIA, AstraZeneca, and Ovation; and he receives
research support from Novartis.
Submitted for publication: December 20, 2005, and accepted on June 15, 2006.
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isnodiagnostictestforParkinson’sdisease.Itis
onlyatautopsythatwecandefinitivelyconfirm
thediagnosiswiththepresenceofcertainspecificchanges.AndalthoughJamesParkinson 2
declaredthatthesensesandintellectwereintact,
thebehavioralconsequencesofthediseaseare
itsmostdevastatingproblem.
ThereareanumberofbehavioralissuesassociatedwithParkinson’sdiseaseandbecausethey
aresoprevalentandstereotypic,itisthisdisorderthathasprobablybeenthemostimportant
inthedevelopmentofthefieldofneuropsychiatry.Theissueofwhetherdepressionisintrinsic
orreactivehasbeenasignificantfocusofattention.However,themostproblematicissueshave
beendementiaandpsychosis.
Thereareseveralbehavioralproblemsin
Parkinson’sdisease(Table),someintrinsic,some
reactive,andothersiatrogenic.Complicatingour
understanding,however,hasbeentheincreasing
knowledgeofdementiawithLewy(DLB)bodies,
whichmaysimplybeoneendoftheParkinson’s
diseasespectrumoradifferentbutrelateddisease,butwhoseoverlapwithParkinson’sdiseaseconfoundsclinicalstudies.
DEPRESSION
DepressionisoneofthemostcommonbehavioralsymptomsofParkinson’sdisease,withan
estimatedprevalenceof40%to50%.3-5 Minor
depressionanddysthymiaaccountforalarge
proportionofsymptoms.3,6,7DiagnosingdepressioninParkinson’sdiseaseisoftenachallenge,
astheclinicalsymptomsofdepressionmaybe
mistakenforthoseofParkinson’sdisease,such
asflataffect,psychomotorslowing,sleepdisturTABLE.
Behavioral Problems in Parkinson’s
Disease
Intrinsic
Iatrogenic
Depression
Anxiety
Dementia
Executivedysfunction
Sleepdisorders
Fatigue
Apathy
Akathisia
Weightloss
Pain
Hallucinosis
Psychosis
Affectivecycling
(on-offmotorfluctuations)
Sedation
Compulsions
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bance,fatigue,anddecreasedlibido.Depression
inParkinson’sdiseaseisreportedtobequalitativelydifferentfromprimarymajordepressionin
thatdepressedParkinson’sdiseasepatientshave
greaterratesofanxiety,pessimism,irrationality,andlessguiltandself-reproachcomparedto
depressednon-Parkinson’sdiseasepatients.3,8,9
T heetiologyofdepressioninParkinson’s
diseaseisunknownbutmayhaveabiological
basisandinvolveneuronallossandareduction in brain catecholamines. 10 Postmortem
findingsofParkinson’sdiseasepatientswitha
historyofdepressionshowdecreasednumbers
ofserotonin(5-HT)neuronsinthedorsalraphe
nucleus 11 andreduceddopamineneuronsin
theventraltegmentalareacomparedtonondepressedParkinson’sdiseasepatients.12Thereis
areportedloweringofthemajor5-HTmetabolite5-hydroxyindoleaceticacidinthecerebrospinalfluidindepressedbutnotnondepressed
Parkinson’sdiseasepatients,suggestingaroleof
5-HTdeficiencyindepression.13Deepbrainstimulationinthesubthalamicnucleusisreported
tohaveantidepressant,depressant,andmaniainducingeffectsinParkinson’sdiseasepatients,14
implicatingthesubthalamicnucleusinmood
disorders.Depressionmayalsopredatemotor
symptoms,15suggestingabiochemicalalteration
inParkinson’sdiseasedepression.
DepressioninParkinson’sdiseasemayalso
be“reactive”andresultfromthepsychosocial
stressofhavinganincurable,debilitatingdisease.
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsarefacedwithmany
challenges,includingadjustmenttothelossof
physicalabilityandtheconsequencesthismay
bring,suchasjobloss,maritaldiscord,andsocial
isolation.Patientswhoarediagnosedatanearly
agemaybeparticularlysusceptibletodevelopingdepressionsincetheyoftenhavemoresignificantcareerandfinancialdisruptions.Patients
withearly-onsetParkinson’sdisease(<55yearsof
age)havehigherratesofdepressioncompared
tothosediagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseaseat
alaterage. 16,17 Inonestudy, 18 depressionwas
morecommoninParkinson’sdiseasepatients
thaninmatchedcontrolsbutratesdidnotdiffer
inpatientswithrheumatoidarthritis.Inaddition,
intheParkinson’sdiseaseandarthritisgroups,
depressionwasassociatedwiththeseverityof
illnessandfunctionaldisability. 18Studiescomparing depression in Parkinson’s disease to
controlmedicalpopulations 19-22 havereported
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ing Parkinson’s disease patients to be more
depressedthanequallydisabledcontrolsubjects.
Itislikelythatforindividualpatientsthereisoften
bothanintrinsicandreactivecomponent.
AnassociationbetweendepressionandparticularclinicalfeaturesofParkinson’sdiseasehasbeen
reported.Depressionhasbeenfoundtobehigher
inpatientswiththeakineticrigidtypeofParkinson’s
diseasecomparedtothetremor-predominant
type 3,19 andinpatientswithrightsidedmotor
symptoms.3,16Cognitiveimpairmentisassociated
withdepressioninParkinson’sdiseasepatients.
Onestudy 2 0 foundthatcognitivelyimpaired
patientshadanincreasedriskofdevelopingmajor
depression.Conversely,depressionisrelatedtoa
morerapidcognitivedeclineinParkinson’sdisease
patients.23Anassociationbetweendepressionand
greatermotordiseaseseverityinParkinson’sdiseasehasbeenreported.16,24
Depressionisoftenclinicallyunderrecognized
andundertreatedandisnotaswellstudiedas
themotoraspectsofthedisease. 25 Depression
contributessignificantlytodisabilityinParkinson’s
disease 7,26 andhasbeenfoundtobethemost
importantimpairingfactorforthequalityoflifein
Parkinson’sdiseasepatients,evenafteraccountingformotordiseaseseverity.27,28
Thereisalackofsystematicclinicaltrials
evaluatingtheefficacyofantidepressantsin
depressedParkinson’sdiseasepatients.Arecent
meta-analysis29foundapaucityofantidepressant
studiesandnodifferencebetweenactivetreatmentandplaceboinParkinson’sdiseasedepression.Treatmentiscomplicatedbythepotential
increasedsensitivitytoadversesideeffectsof
antidepressantsaswellasdrug-druginteractionsfromthemedicationsthepatientisalready
taking.Asautonomicdysfunctionisintegralto
Parkinson’sdisease,tricyclicantidepressants
(TCAs)canaggravateorthostatichypotensionand
itsanticholinergicsideeffectscanworsencognition,drymouth,andconstipation.Thesesame
anticholinergiceffects,however,maybeusedto
advantageandreducedroolingandinhibitan
overactivebladder.Serotoninselectivereuptake
inhibitors(SSRIs)arebettertolerated,withfewer
sideeffectsandaretypicallythefirstchoiceforan
antidepressant.TherearerarereportsthatSSRIs
worsenmotorsymptoms30-33butthisisgenerally
notthecase.34-38Thereisasmallbutincreased
riskfordeveloping5-HTsyndromewhenusing
selegilineincombinationwithSSRIsorTCAs.39
Electroconvulsivetherapyisbeneficialinpatients
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withmedication-refractorydepressionandusuallyimprovesmotorfunction.40,41Psychotherapy
canbehelpfulforpatientswithmilddepression
whohavedifficultycopingwiththeirillness.As
depressionoccursfrequentlyinParkinson’sdiseaseandcontributestodisability,itisimportant
toscreenforthisconditionaseffectivemanagementofdepressionislikelytoimprovethequalityoflifeforParkinson’sdiseasepatients.
TheGeriatricDepressionScaleandHamilton
RatingScaleforDepression 42 areusefulrating
scalesthatcandistinguishbetweendepressed
andnondepressedParkinson’sdiseasepatients.
PatientsaregenerallystartedonanSSRIunless
particularsideeffects,aspreviouslydiscussed,are
desired.Forexample,mirtazepineishighlysedating,increasesappetite,andmayimprovetremor,
makingitthedrugofchoiceforadepressed,tremulousParkinson’sdiseasepatientwhohasnocturnalsleepproblemsandislosingweight.
ANXIETY
AnxietydisordersareprevalentinParkinson’s
diseaseandarereportedtooccurinupto40%of
patients.43,44Themostcommonanxietydisorders
inParkinson’sdiseasearepanicdisorder,generalizedanxietydisorder,andsocialphobia. 45,46
Anxietyfrequentlycoexistswithdepressionin
Parkinson’sdiseasepatients.46,47
Anxiety disorder s tend to appear after
thediagnosisofParkinson’sdiseaseisestablished. 45,47,48 Theyoccurfrequentlyinpatients
whoexperience“on-off”motorfluctuations,46,47
especially,duringthe“off”phase. 45,47-49 Inone
study, 49 themagnitudeoftheincreaseinanxietylevelduring“off”periodscorrelatedwith
thechangeinparkinsoniansymptoms.Another
study50foundthatanxietyimprovedsignificantly
fromthe“off”to“on”statebutthenworsened
whendyskinesiaswerepresent.Suchstudies
suggestthatanxietymaybeareactiontomotor
symptoms.Alternatively,changesinneurotransmittersmayoccurduringparkinsonianmotor
fluctuationsandcontributetoanxiety.Alterations
in5-HTandnorepinephrinearebelievedtoplay
importantrolesunderlyinganxietyinParkinson’s
disease. 48,49 Whilesomestudies 45,51 havenot
foundarelationshipbetweenanxietyandmotor
fluctuations,thisclearlyoccursinsomepatients.
Anxiety is an uncommon side effect of
Parkinson’sdiseasemedicationsunlessmotor
fluctuationsdevelop.Whilesomestudies 47,48
reportanincreaseinanxietyandpanicattacks
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inpatientsonlevodopa(L-dopa)therapy,other
studies45,46,49failedtofindasignificantcorrelation
betweenanxietyandantiparkinsonianmedicationandsomehavefoundthatL-dopa52,53andpergolide54reduceanxiety.
TheoptimalpharmacologictreatmentforanxietyinParkinson’sdiseasepatientshasnotbeen
established.Treatmentshouldtakeintoaccount
comorbidpsychiatricandmedicalconditions,
suchasdepressionanddementia,thatmayinfluencethetypeofmedicationusedtotreatanxiety.
Therehavebeennorandomized,controlledtreatmenttrialsofanxietymedicationinParkinson’s
disease.Commonlyusedmedicationsinclude
SSRIs,benzodiazepines,TCAs,andbuspirone.
Citalopramwasfoundtobehelpfulforanxiety
inasmallopen-labeltrialtreatingdepression.55
AsmostpatientswithParkinson’sdiseaseare
elderlyandsusceptibletofalls,benzodiazepines
shouldbeusedwithcaution.Cognitive-behavioraltherapymayhavearoleinalleviatinganxietysymptomsinParkinson’sdisease.
PSYCHOSIS
Psychosisisnotconsideredaprimarysymptom
ofidiopathicParkinson’sdisease.Whilethereare
casereportsfromthepre-L-dopaeraofpsychosis
inParkinson’sdiseasepatients,theinabilitytoreliablydiscriminatepost-encephaliticparkinsonism
fromidiopathicParkinson’sdiseaseandthelack
ofrecognitionofthenumerousparkinsoniandisordersthatarenotidiopathicParkinson’sdisease
makethesereportssuspect.56Theoccurrenceof
psychoticsymptomsinanuntreatedParkinson’s
diseasepatientwouldconstitutean“atypical”
feature,castingdoubtonthediagnosis.
PsychosisinParkinson’sdiseasemayoccur
aspartofadeliriumorwithaclearsensorium.57
Ineithercase,thepredominantsymptomsare
hallucinationsanddelusions.58,59Thesearefairly
stereotypic,withvisualhallucinationspredominatingandthedelusionsareparanoidinnature.
Aparticularlyunsettlingandcommonhallucinationisthatofspousalinfidelity,bothformale
andfemalepatients.58,60,61Theoccurrenceofpsychoticsymptomshasproventobethesingle
mostimportantprecipitantfornursinghome
placementinParkinson’sdiseasepatientsand
themoststressfulproblemforcaretakers,outweighingtheseverityofmotordysfunction.62,63
Theonlyclearriskfactorforthedevelopmentof
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susappendicularmotorsymptoms,andtheuse
ofagreaternumberofanti-Parkinson’sdisease
drugshavebeensuggested.Psychosis,likehallucinosis,tendstobepersistent.59Itisalsoabad
prognosticindicator.60-66Patientswhoarepsychotichaveanincreasedrateofnursinghome
placementandasignificantlyincreasedmortality
rate.62-64,66,67Howmuchofthesymptomatology
maybeduetodementiaisuncertainsincethe
Parkinson’sdiseasedrugscanonlyrarelybediscontinued.68Instudiesofdrugholidays,69atechniqueused3decadesagoinwhichallParkinson’s
diseasemedicationswerewithdrawnforseveral
days,thepsychoticsymptomsresolvedduring
thetimeoffthedrugs,anddidnotresumewhen
lowdosesofthedrugswerereinstituted,butdid
recurwhenthedrugdosesstartedtoincrease.69
DLBandParkinson’sdiseasewithdementiaand
psychosisaredistinguishableonlyifthedementiadevelopsbeforeorwithin1yearofthemotor
symptoms,orifhallucinationsdevelopunrelated
tomedication. 70 TreatmentfocusesonreducingtheParkinson’sdiseasemedicationstotheir
lowestlevelthatallowsanacceptabledegreeof
motorfunctionandthenaddinganantipsychotic
ifpsychoticsymptomspersist.59
Basedontheexperienceofpolypharmacy
inthetreatmentofepilepsy,mostresearchers57,59believethatitisbettertoreduceandthen
eliminateasmanydrugsaspossibleratherthan
maintaininglowdosesofseveraldrugs.Virtually
allParkinson’sdiseaseexperts71wouldrecommendstoppinganticholinergicmedicationfirst.
Theotherdrugs,intheorderofstoppingpriority,areamantadineandmonoamineoxidase
inhibitors,dopamineagonists,andthen,L-dopa.
Catechol-O-methyltransferaseinhibitorsdo
notenterthebraininsignificantamountsand
addtothesymptomsonlybyincreasingL-dopa
availability.L-dopaproducesthelargestmotor
effectwiththeleastmentalsideeffectsofanyof
theParkinson’sdiseasemedications.
Althoughquetiapinehasbeenthefirst-line
treatmentofchoiceforpsychosisinParkinson’s
disease,59,72,73thisisbasedentirelyonopen-label
dataandanecdotalexperience.74Therehavebeen
twopublishedplacebo-controlledtrialsofquetiapineinParkinson’sdiseaseandneitherfound
thedrugtobeeffective.75,76Both,however,did
reportthatquetiapinehadnodeleteriouseffect
onmotorfunction.Clozapinehasbeenproven
effectiveintwodouble-blind,placebo-controlled
multicentertrials. 77,78 Inbothtrials,themean
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dosewaslow(25mg/dayintheUnitedStates
trial,37mg/dayintheFrenchstudy)andthe
effectwasthesame,withsignificantimprovementinpsychosiswithoutworseningofmotor
function.IntheUStrial,clozapinewasshown
tohavesignificantbenefitontremorwithout
worsening of other symptoms and signs of
Parkinson’sdisease.Thissupportsseveralother
reportsonthebeneficialeffectofclozapineon
tremorinParkinson’sdisease.77-79Unfortunately,
thepotentialsideeffectofagranulocytosisisnot
dose-relatedsothatthesamemonitoringrules
needtobeusedaswithhigherdoses.79Thereis
limitedopen-labeldataonziprasidone.80-82One
trial80reportedbenefitusingtheoralpreparation
ofthedrug.Anotherfoundmildmotorworseninginsomepatientsandsomepsychiatricbenefit.81Thethirdobservedclinicalimprovement
inpsychosiswithoutharmfulmotordecline
usingtheinjectableformulationofthedrug. 82
Theotheratypicalshavehadnegativeeffects
on motor function. Reports on risperidone
havebeenmixed,withsomereportsdescribingmotordecline,83,84andothersreportinggood
tolerance.85,86Sincerisperidoneclearlyproduces
parkinsonisminschizophreniainadose-related
manner,itislikelythatsomeParkinson’sdisease
patientscannottolerateit.Olanzapinehasbeen
thesubjectofseveraldouble-blind,placebo-controlledtrials,87-89allofwhichdemonstratedsignificantmotordeclineandlittleantipsychotic
benefit.Quetiapinehasbeenreportedtobefree
ofmotoreffectsinParkinson’sdisease,butwhile
theopen-labelstudieshaveshownsignificant
antipsychoticbenefit,thetwodouble-blindcontrolledtrialshavenot. 75,76 Finally,aripiprazole
hasbeenreportedintwoopen-labelprospectivetrials90,91tocausemotorworseninginsome
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsevenatdoses<5
mg/day,althoughimprovingpsychosisinsome.
Theauthors(LLB,JHF)treatpsychosisinitiallywithquetiapine,startingwith12.5or25mg
QPM.Weescalatedaily,dependingonresponse.
Ifquetiapineisnotsuccessful,westopitand
beginclozapineat6.25or12.5mgatbedtime.
H allucinationsoccurinaboutonethirdof
drug-treatedpatientswithParkinson’sdisease.9296
Thisfigureisderivedfromstudiesperformed
inboththeUSandEurope.Inalmostallcases,
therearevisualhallucinations,althoughauditoryhallucinationsmayoccur.58,94,97,98Othertypes
ofhallucinationsareconsiderablylesscommon.99,100Thehallucinationsarefairlystereotypic
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andaremuchdifferentthanthehallucinations
that occur in primarypsychiatricdisorders,
primarily,becausetheimagesusuallyhave
noemotionalcontent,butalsobecausemost
patientshaveinsight,andrecognizetheunrealityoftheimage.Thehallucinationsaretypically
ofpeople,butmaybeofanimals,suchasdogs,
catsandinsects. 94,95 Occasionally,objectsare
hallucinated,suchasstatuesortrucks.Thehallucinationstendtobeconstantfromepisode
toepisode,sothatthesamegroupofpeople
isseeneachtime,typicallywearingthesame
clothing.Thehallucinatedimagesusuallyignore
thepatient,evenwhenthepatienttriestoattract
their attention.The images may gesture or
appeartotalkamongthemselves,butgenerate
nosound.Visualhallucinationsaremorecommonintheevening,butareoftenseenduring
theday.Inmanycases,thehallucinationsare
betterseenoronlyseeninalightedportionofa
darkroom,thaninthetwilight.
Thefollowingareillustrativecaseswehave
encounteredinourclinic.Onepatientreported
seeingthreelittlegirlswearingballetcostumes,
dancinginherdrivewayasshewasheddishes
intheevening.Anotherpatientwasangryata
manwhostooddirectlyinfrontofthetelevision,blockingthescreen.Auditoryhallucinationsoccurprimarilyinpatientswhoalsohave
visualhallucinations.58,98Theymaytaketheform
ofthevisualhallucinationstalkingbutmore
oftenoccurinaseparatesetting.Thepatient
hearsindistinctvoicesormusiccomingfrom
anotherpartofthehouseordownthestreet.
AllthemedicationsusedtotreatParkinson’s
diseasehavethepotentialtoinducehallucinationsanditappearsthatthehallucinationsdo
notdifferasafunctionofwhichdrugistaken.101
Whilestudiesofhallucinators 66 donotreveal
differencesindrugintake,double-blindedstudiescomparingdopamineagonistmonotherapy
toL-dopamonotherapyclearlydemonstrate
thathallucinationsaremorelikelytooccurwith
thedopamineagonist.
Theonlyconfirmedriskfactorforthedevelopmentofhallucinationshasbeendementia.Age,
drugdose,drugtype,durationofdisease,and
genderhavenotbeenshowntoberiskfactors.
Autopsystudies102havedemonstratedthatvisual
hallucinationsareclearlyrelatedtothepresence
ofLewybodiesandthatpatientswithparkinsonianconditionswhodonothaveLewybodiesat
autopsyareunlikelytohavehadhallucinations.102
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InDLBpatients,visualhallucinationscorrelatewith DEMENTIA AND
thepresenceofLewybodiesintheamygdala.102,103 PARKINSON’S DISEASE
VisualhallucinationsarepredictiveofthedevelopAsignificantpercentageofParkinson’sdisease
mentofdementia.
patientswillexperiencecognitivedeclinesevere
enoughtomeetcriteriafordementia.Thissection
willbrieflyreviewtheprevalence,riskfactors,and
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patternofcognitivedysfunctioninpatientswith
NON-DEMENTED PARKINSON’S
Parkinson’sdisease.
DISEASE PATIENTS
Prevalence,frequency,andincidenceofdementia
Parkinson’sdiseaseisaneurodegenerativedisor114,115
varywidelyacrossstudies,
inpartduetodifferderthatwasoncethoughttoaffectonlymotorfuncencesinsamplesize,attrition,differencesinpatient
tioning.Itiswellrecognizedthatthisdiseaseprocess
disruptsfunctionsacrossmultiplecognitivedomains. population,studydesign,andcriteriafordiagnosing
Whiletherecanbeconsiderablevariabilityamong dementiainParkinson’sdiseasepatients.Inareview
individuals,Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsintheearly ofstudiespublishedbetween1984–2001ontheprev114
stageofthediseasedonottypicallydemonstrate alenceandfrequencyofParkinson’sdisease, the
impairmentsintheareasoflanguage,recognition clinic/hospitalcohortfrequencyrangedfrom6%to
memory,andpraxis.Bycontrast,mildimpairments 29%,whereastheprevalencewasrelativelyhigher
invisualspatialabilities,freerecallmemory,working incommunitybasedstudies,rangingbetween
memory,attention,andbradyphreniaareoftendoc- 12%and41%.Strikingly,amorerecentreportof
115
umented.104-106Deficientperformanceontasksrequir- NorwegianParkinson’sdiseasepatients indicated
ingexecutivefunctions,suchassetshifting,internal thatthe8-yearprevalenceofdementiawas78.2%.
controlofattention,sequencing,andtemporalorder- InastudyofNewYorkCitypatients,individualswith
ing,arealsoobservedinthisgroup.104,105,107,108Manyof Parkinson’sdiseasewere1.7timesmorelikelyto
thecognitivedeficitsobservedinParkinson’sdisease developdementiacomparedtoanage-andedu116
patientsresembleimpairmentsdemonstratedby cation-matchedcontrolgroup. Bycontrast,studiesconductedinNorwayandEnglandreportthat
patientswithdamagetothefrontallobes.
T hecognitiveimpairmentscharacteristicof Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsare5.9and5.1times,
115,117
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsaretypicallyattributed respectively,morelikelytodevelopdementia.
ThereliableidentificationofParkinson’sdisease
tostriato-nigraldegeneration;thatis,thebiochemicalchangesrelatedtodopaminelosswithinthe patientsatriskofdevelopingdementiaisimporbasalganglia.Postmortembiochemicalanalysis tanttopatients,caregivers,andphysiciansfortreathasshownthatdepletionofdopamineinthehead mentandlong-termplanning,especiallysincethe
ofthecaudatewasprofound,with<4%remaining presenceofdementiaisasignificantpredictorof
comparedtonon-Parkinson’sdiseasesamples. 109 nursinghomeplacement.61Increasingage117-120and
Thecaudateispartofseveralbasalgangliathala- hallucinations115,117havebeenidentifiedasunique
mocorticalcircuitsinvolvingdifferentregionsofthe predictorsofdementia.Findingsaremixedforother
prefrontalcortex.110-112Thisconnectivitypatternsug- variables,suchasdiseaseseverity117-121andlowlevgeststhatinParkinson’sdiseasepatients,thepre- elsofformaleducation.117,119Depression,117,118,120,122
frontalcortexmaybefunctionallydeafferenteddue gender,117-119andlongerdurationofillness118,119appear
toreduceddopamineavailabilityinthestriatum. tobeunrelated.
Neuropsychologicalmeasuresoffrontalsystem
Dysregulationofthefrontallobesisfrequentlycited
astheexplanationforarangeofcognitiveimpair- functionsandmemoryhavealsobeenfoundto
mentsdocumentedinnon-dementedParkinson’s predictconversiontodementia.Inthedomainof
diseasepatients.Additionally,otherneurotransmit- executivefunction,performanceontheStroop
tersystemsnecessaryforintactcognitivefunction- interferencetest, 119,121 verbalfluency, 119,120 digit
ing(ie,aspectsofmemoryandattention)arealso spanbackwardsfromtheWechslerMemoryScaledisruptedbytheneuropathologyofParkinson’sdis- Revised,122perseverativeerrorsontheWisconsin
ease,includingthecholinergicnetworks,noradren- CardSortingTest, 120 andidentitiesandoddities
ergicsystem,andreductionsin5-HT.113Insum,the fromtheMattisDementiaRatingScale 120 were
cognitivedeficitsobservedinParkinson’sdisease thebestpredictorsofdementia.Inthedomain
arelikelyduetoadisruptionofmultipleneurotrans- ofmemory,immediateanddelayedrecallfroma
mittersystemsimpactingthefunctionsofthefrontal selectiveremindingtask,120encodingandrecognitionfromtheCaliforniaVerbalLearningTest,122
lobesandtheircorticalprojections.
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andthememorysubtestsoftheCambridge
ExaminationforMentalDisordersoftheElderly
sectionB(CAMCOG)117wereidentifiedasunique
predictorsofconversiontodementia.Hobson
andcolleagues117alsoreportthatthelanguage
subtestoftheCAMCOGwaspredictiveofincidentdementia,whileotherstudiesdonotconfirmthatlanguageskillsrelatetoParkinson’s
diseasedementia. 120,122 Aslargerstudieswith
morepreciseneuropsychologicalbatteriesare
conducted,theidentificationofcognitivemarkersfordementiamayclarifyboththenatureand
causesofParkinson’sdiseasedementia.
Neuropathologicalfindingshaveshownthat
thediagnosisofParkinson’sdiseasedementia
maysuggestthepresenceofanadditionalneurologicaldisease,suchasAlzheimer’sdisease,
Pick’sdisease,progressivesupranuclearpalsy,
corticobasalganglionicdisease,multi-system
atrophy,DLB,orfrontaltemporaldementia.123For
example,inasampleof31patientswhodevelopeddementiaafteronsetofParkinsonism,123
autopsyrevealedthat29%hadneuropathological
findingsconsistentwithAlzheimer’sdisease,10%
to26%hadevidenceofDLB,6%hadvascular
changeswithinthebasalganglia,and55%had
noidentifiablecauseofdementia.Amorerecent
studyusingα-synucleinimmunohistochemical
analysis114reportedthat12outof13patientshad
findingsofDLBastheprimarypathologicalcause
fordementia,onepatientwasjudgedtohaveprogressivesupranuclearpalsyandnonemetcriteriaforAlzheimer’sdisease.Inalargerstudyof
Parkinson’sdiseasedementianeuropathology
(n=88),124itwasalsoobservedthatfewpatients
metpathologicalcriteriaforAlzheimer’sdisease,
whereascognitivestatuswaslinearlyrelatedto
thenumberofLewybodiespresent.
D u e t o t h e c o m m o n c o - o c c u rr e n c e o f
Parkinson’sdiseasedementia,Alzheimer’sdisease,andDLBneuropathology,cognitiveprofilesareusedtodistinguishParkinson’sdisease
dementiafromAlzheimer’sdiseaseandDLB.To
aidinthedifferentiationofParkinson’sdisease
dementiafromAlzheimer’sdisease,differences
focusontheamnesticqualityofmemoryloss
typicalofAlzheimer’sdiseasepatientsrelativeto
the“dysexecutivesyndrome”ofParkinson’sdiseasepatients,inwhichacquisitionanddelayed
recallaredisrupted,whilerecognitionmemory
remainsintact.125Toaidinthedifferentiationof
Parkinson’sdiseasefromDLB,theLewyBody
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tuationsinattention,visualhallucinations,and
parkinsonismareconsistentwithDLB,whereas
patientswhodevelopdementiaafter12months
ofextrapyramidalsignsarebettercharacterized
ashavingParkinson’sdiseasedementia. 70,126
Despitetheserecentlyproposedguidelines,itis
likelythatbehavioralstudiesofParkinson’sdiseasedementiamayhaveincludedsomepatients
whometpathologicalcriteriaforAlzheimer’s
diseaseorDLB,whichmayexplainsomeofthe
inconsistenciesnotedinpreviousstudies.105
Parkinson’sdiseasedementiacognitiveprofilescanbevariable,consideringthatdementia
mayindicateacomorbidneurologicalillness.
ZakzanisandFreedman127conductedameta-analysisreviewing83studiesontheneuropsychologicalperformanceofnon-dementedpatients
withParkinson’sdiseaseandParkinson’sdisease
dementiapatientsrelativetoage-equivalentcontrolgroups.Ofthesevencognitivedomainsidentified,theParkinson’sdiseasedementiapatients
differedmostfromthecontrolparticipantsinthe
domainsofmanualdexterity,cognitiveflexibility,abstraction,anddelayedrecall(presentedin
rankorder,effectsizes:2.4–1.8). 127 Bycontrast,
relativetothecontrolgroup,thenon-demented
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsperformedmore
poorlyinthedomainsofdelayedrecallandmanualdexterity(effectsizes:1.3–0.8).127Ingeneral,
thismeta-analysisfoundthatParkinson’sdisease
dementiapatientsdemonstratemoresevere
impairmentsinsimilarcognitivedomainsrelative
tonon-dementedParkinson’sdiseasepatients,
whichisdissimilartootherdegenerativedisorders
involvingcorticalfunctions.
Whileprevalence,frequency,andincidenceof
dementiavary,itispossibletoconcludethata
significantportionofParkinson’sdiseasepatients
willdevelopdementia.Futureprospectivelongitudinalstudieslinkingneuropsychologicalperformancetoneuropathologicconfirmationofclinical
diagnosisarenecessarytodeterminetherelationshipbetweenearlycognitivechangesand
thedevelopmentofdementiaaswellastobetter
definethecognitivephenotypesofParkinson’s
diseasedementia,Alzheimer’sdisease,andDLB.
Rivastigmineistheonlycognitionenhancing
agenttestedinParkinson’sdiseasedementiaon
alargescale.Itisequallyormoreeffectivein
Parkinson’sdiseasethaninAlzheimer’sdisease,
anddoesnotcausemotorworsening. 128Many
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catetheiruse,solongastheyarediscontinued
iftheyproducenobenefit.Whilepublisheddata
clearlysupportsrivastigmine,thereisnoreason,
apriori,tobelievethatanyoneofthesedrugsis
morehelpfulthananother.
ofconsciousness,markeddeclinesincognitiveperformance,increasedconfusion,anddisorientation
frombaselinearethehallmarksigns.Inpsychotic
patients,baselinememory,orientation,andcognitionareunimpaired.138
OTHER BEHAVIORAL SYNDROMES
SLEEP
Probablythemostimportantnaturallyoccurring
behavioralsyndromeisapathy.Thisisacommon
disorder,affecting>10%ofParkinson’sdisease
patients.132,133Apathyisparticularlycommonin
depressedParkinson’sdiseasepatientsandseems
tobeincreasedindementedpatients.133Apathy,of
course,bothersthecaregiversandfamilyandnot
thepatient,soitisusuallyacomplaintthatisnot
spontaneouslymentionedbythepatient.Thistype
ofinformationhastobedeterminedbydirectquestioningofthepatientorthefamily.Itisdistressing
forfamilymemberstoobserveaformerlyvibrant
personspendendlesshourssittinginfrontofthe
television,notcaringifitisonorofforwhatprogramisplaying.Apathyisbelievedtobeaprefrontallobedysfunction134andhasnoknowntreatment.
Itisrelatedtofatigueinthatbothareamotivational
syndromesandpatientsmayconfusethetwo.As
thereisnoknowneffectivetreatmentforapathy
inParkinson’sdisease,webelieveintreatment
withantidepressantsinthehopethattheapathy
ispartofadepressivesyndrome.Stimulantmedicationmayhavearolebuthasnotbeentestedin
Parkinson’sdiseaseforthisindication.
Althoughemotionallabilityhasbeenreported
tooccurin40%ofParkinson’sdiseasepatients,135
webelievethatisanoverestimate.Mostcases
ofemotionalincontinenceinvolvesadness,with
inappropriatetearfulness,suchascryingduring
asadmovieinamannerthatisembarrassing
anddifferentfromthepremorbidpersonality.
Inappropriatelaughterismuchlesscommon136
butbothareequallyembarrassing.Usually,the
emotionalstateisagrossexaggerationofwhat
thepatientisfeelingbutsometimestheaffect
iscompletelyatoddswiththepatient’smood.
TearfulnessissometimestreatedwithanSSRI
butrecentdataondextromethorphan, 137 combinedwithquinidinetoallowgreaterdruglevels
toreachthebrain,hasdemonstratedthatpseudobulbaraffectmaybepartlycontrolled.
DeliriumiscommoninParkinson’sdisease
patientsduetotheircomorbidmedicalproblems
andmultiplemedications.Distinguishingdelirium
fromdrug-inducedpsychosismaybedifficult,
especiallyinadementedpatient.Fluctuatinglevels
SleepdisordersarecommoninParkinson’s
diseaseandareestimatedtooccurin60%to
98% of patients. 13 9 - 14 3 Sleep disturbances in
Parkinson’sdiseaseincludesleepfragmentation,daytimesomnolence,sleepapnea,restless
legssyndrome(RLS),nightmares,andrapideye
movementbehaviordisorder(RBD).144-149
Frequentnighttimeawakeningsarethemost
commonsleepcomplaintamongParkinson’sdiseasepatients.139,143-145,150Sleepfragmentationwas
foundtooccurthreetimesmorefrequentlyin
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsthaninhealthyagematchedcontrols(38.9%versus12%).139Astudy
usingpolysomnography151foundthatParkinson’s
diseasepatientsnottakingantiparkinsonian
medicationhadsignificantlylesstotalsleeptime
andsleepefficiency,morefrequentawakenings,
andgreateroverallwakingtimecomparedto
controls.Anumberoffactorsmaycontribute
todifficultiesmaintainingsleepinParkinson’s
diseasepatients.Theseincludebladderhyperactivity,sleepapnea,tremors,inabilitytoturn
overinbed,painfullegcramps,nightmares,and
RBD.143-145,152Severalstudies139,153-157founddepressiontobesignificantlyassociatedwithsleep
disturbancesintheParkinson’sdiseasepopulation.Inacommunity-basedstudy,139depression,
ratherthanstageofParkinson’sdisease,wasthe
strongestpredictorofdisturbedsleep.Inastudy
examiningmoodandsleepinParkinson’sdisease
patientsattendingamovementdisordersclinic,157
researchersfounddepressiontobesignificantly
associatedwithpoorsleepquality.Anxietymay
interferewithsleeponsetandcontributetonighttimearousals.Antiparkinsonianmedicationmay
haveaninfluenceonsleepinParkinson’sdisease
patients.Stimulationofdopaminergicneuronsis
associatedwitharousalandsuppressionofrapid
eyemovement(REM)sleep. 158,159Onestudy 160
foundthatthedailydoseoflevodopaoruseofa
dopamineagonistwasthestrongestpredictorof
sleepdisturbance.
Excessivedaytimesleepiness(EDS)commonlyoccursinpatientswithParkinson’sdisease.Studieshavefounddaytimesomnolenceto
bemorecommoninParkinson’sdiseasepatients
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comparedtocontrols.161,162EDSisassociatedwith
moreadvanceddiseaseanddopaminergicmedication162,163aswellaslongerdurationofdisease
andmalegender.157,163PotentialcontributingfactorstoEDSmayincludeintrinsicabnormalities
inParkinson’sdisease,concurrentmedicalillness,
sedatingmedication,andtheeffectsofnocturnal
sleepdisturbance.Sleepattacks(sudden,irresistibleonsetofsleepwithoutawarenessoffalling
asleep)havebeendescribedinpatientstaking
dopamineagonists.164-167Theterm“sleepattack”
hasbeendisputedandanalternativeviewisthat
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsfallasleepbecause
theyarecontinuouslysleepy(ie,theyhaveEDS)
andareplacedinsituationsinwhichresistance
tosleepisdecreased(ie,periodsofinactivity).168
Sleepattacksarereportedtooccurwithalldopaminergicmedication165andwhiletheirfrequency
isunknown,theyareconsideredrare.
B oth central and obstructive sleep apnea
have been described in Parkinson’s disease
patients.169,170Whilesomestudies170,171reportsleep
apneatobemorecommoninParkinson’sdiseasepatientscomparedtocontrols,otherstudies172,173foundnosignificantdifferences.Sleep
apneaisknowntoincreasewithage174 anditis
unclearwhethersleepapneainParkinson’sdiseasepatientsisareflectionofthediseaseprocess
orofage,asmostParkinson’sdiseasepatientsare
elderly.RLSmayoccurmoreofteninParkinson’s
diseasepatientscomparedtothecontrolpopulation.175,176RLSischaracterizedbyanurgetomove
thelimbs,associatedwithanunpleasantsensation,thatisworsenedbyrestandrelievedwith
activity.177Whilesleepapneadisruptssleepcontinuity,RLSresultsinsleep-onsetinsomnia.
OthersleepdisturbancesintheParkinson’s
diseasepopulationincludenightmaresandRBD.
Nightmaresareassociatedwithnocturnalawakeningandcontributetodisturbedsleep.The
frequencyofnightmaresinParkinson’sdisease
patientsisestimatedtobebetween5.7%and
53.3%.152,157,178Anassociationbetweennightmares
anddopaminergicmedication 152,178 hasbeen
reportedbutitisunclearwhetherthisrepresents
acausalassociationoraparallelprogressionof
themotorandbehavioralaspectsofthedisease.
RBDischaracterizedbyalossofmuscleatoniaduringREMsleepandprominentmotor
activityassociatedwithdreammentation. 179
Patientsenacttheirdreams,whichareoftenviolentinnatureandinvolvebeingchased,attacked,
ordefendingoneselffromattack.RBDmaybe
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idiopathicorassociatedwithneurodegenerativediseasesaffectingthebrainstem.RBDhas
amalepredominance157,180-182andisassociated
withlongerdurationofParkinson’sdisease.157,180
ItaffectsuptoonethirdofParkinson’sdisease
patients157,182,183andcanleadtosignificantinjuriestoboththepatientandsleepingpartner.181
The management of sleep disorder s in
Parkinson’sdiseaseinvolvesidentifyingand
treatingtheunderlyingcause.Thisincludes
assessingforanyconcurrentmedicalorpsychiatricfactorsthatmaycontributetotheproblem.
WerecommendtheEpworthSleepinessScale184
for measuring daytime somnolence.Actual
diagnosesofsleepdisordersrequireanovernightpolysomnogram.Whenevaluatingelderly
patientswithParkinson’sdisease,itisimportant
toconsiderthatbothquantitativeandqualititativechangesoccurinsleepwithnormalaging.185
Counselingpatientsinsleephygienemeasures
maybehelpfulandifnotsuccessful,pharmacologicapproachesshouldbeconsidered.Sleep
apneamayrequireacontinuouspositiveairwaypressuremask,althoughtheseareoftennot
welltolerated.Occasionally,ajawprosthesisor
minorsurgicalprocedurecanbehelpful.RBD
respondswelltolowdosesofclonazepamgiven
atbedtime.Bladderproblemsmaybeinsurmountable,assedativesmayresultinbedwetting.Restrictingfluidintakepriortobedtimeis
recommended.Sedatingdrugs,suchasdiphenhydramine,trazodone,quetiapine,mirtazapine,
andbenzodiazepines,maybehelpfulintreating
insomnia.Occasionally,anti-soporifics,suchas
modafinil100–400mgQAMoramphetamines,
canbehelpfulinimprovingdaytimewakefulness,thusreducingdaytimenaps,leadingto
betternocturnalsleeping.
FATIGUE
Fatigueisacommonprobleminvirtuallyevery
medical,neurologic,andpsychiatricdisorder.186,187
Itsimportanceinneurologicaldiseases,however,
hasbeenrecognizedonlyinthepast2decades
orso188andhaslargelyfocusedonmultiplesclerosis.189ItisafrequentsymptominParkinson’s
diseaseandispoorlyunderstood. 190-195 There
aretwomajorcategoriesoffatigue:mentaland
physical,althoughothershavebeendescribed.196
Physicalfatigueissubdividedintocentraland
peripheralcomponents.190 Moststudies191-194 of
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iesperformedintheUSandEurope,thefollowingobservationsweremade:~50%ofpatients
attendingaParkinson’sdiseasecentersuffer
fromfatigue, 191,192,195 considerablyhigherthan
controlpopulations,andaboutonethirdofall
Parkinson’sdiseasepatientsconsiderfatiguetheir
mostsevereParkinson’sdisease-relatedproblem,worsethantheirmotorproblems.191Fatigue
isunrelatedtomotordisabilityandisencounteredearlyinthedisease,usuallybeforethediagnosisismade.Ithasadifferentcharacterthan
thefatigueexperiencedpriortotheonsetof
Parkinson’sdisease.Inarecentstudyrestrictedto
subjectswithnewlydiagnosed,mildParkinson’s
disease,whoagreedtoparticipateinalarge
multicentered, placebo-controlled drug trial
(hence,ahighlyrestricted,motivated,andmildly
impairedcohort),onethirdofpatientssuffered
fromfatigue.197Fatiguewasmildlyresponsiveto
L-dopacomparedtoplacebo.197Thereis,otherwise,littledataontheeffectsofmedicationson
fatigue.198Whilefatigueisassociatedwithdepression,itisalmostascommoninpopulationsthat
excludepatientswithdepressionorsleepdisorders.199Itshouldbenotedthatdepression,which
iscommoninParkinson’sdisease,confoundsour
abilitytounderstandfatiguesincefatigueisone
ofthecorediagnosticsymptomsusedtodiagnosedepressionintheDiagnosticandStatistical
Manual,FourthEdition.200
Whilesleepdisordersmayoverlapwithfatigue,
itappearsthatParkinson’sdiseasepatientsare
abletodistinguishthetirednesstheyexperience
fromsleepimpairment,fromtheexperiencethey
denotebytheterm“fatigue.”201
T hereisnoknowngenderpredilectionor
particularsetofmotorimpairmentsassociatedwithfatigue.Parkinson’sdiseaseworsensmotorefficiencysothatpatientsrequire
more energy to breathe and exercise than
normalcontrols. 202-205However,nodifference
was found in exercise efficiency between
fatiguedandnon-fatiguedParkinson’sdisease
patients.206Fatiguedpatientswerelessactive,
demonstratedreducedendurance,anddidnot
requiremoreenergyperunitofwork.206
Therehavebeenfewreportsonthelong-term
outcomeoffatigueinParkinson’sdisease.195,207
Fatigueworsensovertime,buttheprevalence
offatigueseemstoincreaseonlymildly.Thelittledatathatexistssuggeststhatfatigueappears
earlyinthecourse,possiblypredatingonsetof
motorsymptoms,anddoesnotresolve.While
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somepatientsdevelopfatiguelater,andsome
improve, most fatigued Parkinson’s disease
patientsremainfatiguedthroughouttheirlifetime.
Thereisnodatasuggestingthatthesepatients
sufferfromseveretremorormedication-induced
dyskinesias,whichmaycausefatigue.
Thereisnoknowntreatmentforfatigue
unlessanetiology,suchasanemia,hypothyroidism,ordepression,isidentified.
REPETITIVE DISORDERS
Therecognitionthatdopamineagonistsmay
inducepathologicalgamblinginParkinson’sdiseasepatientswhowereneversoinclined, 208-210
helpedplacetheproblemofdrug-inducedrepetitivebehaviorsintoaninterestingperspective.211
WhenL-dopawasfirstintroduced,therewasan
interestinitspotentialaphrodisiacproperties.This
wasdifficulttointerpret,giventhecircumstances
offormerly“frozen”peoplerecoveringmobility.
However,therehavebeenreportsoncompulsive
sexualactivitylinkedtoL-dopa212,213andovereating,212butthesehavebeenfew.Afewreportson
“punding”thenemerged,214,215showingaconnectiontocertainrepetitivebehaviorsseenprimarily
inamphetamineandcocaineaddicts.Compulsive
behaviorsarethoughttorelieveinneranxietyin
thattheperformanceofastereotypicactionas
partofacompulsivedisorderpresumablyrelieves
innerstress.Itisunclearifthisisthesamefor
punders.Theyfindsatisfactioninperformingtheir
rituals,andbecomeirritablewheninterrupted,
butdonotsufferfromanunderlyinganxietydisorder.Pundingmayariseasthe“lossofinhibition
of...automatichabits.”211
Theconnectionbetweendopaminergicdrugs
andrepetitivebehaviorsisunclear.Inthecase
ofpathologicalgambling,thereappearstobea
connectiontodopamineagonists,particularly
pramipexole,butthismaysimplyrepresenta
samplingbiasasmostcasesarereportedfrom
theUS,wherepramipexoleistheleadingdopamine agonist. However, Kurlan 2 16 described
patientswhodevelopedtheirbehaviorafter
beingonstabledosesofmedication,withoutresolutiononreducingthedrugdose.Furthermore,
thebehaviordoesnotrespondtoantipsychotic
medication,asmightbeexpectedwithadopamineexcessdisorder.216Nordoesitrespondwell
toSSRIs,216asdotypicalobsessive-compulsive
disorders.Ourownexperiencehasbeenthat
reducingoreliminatingthedopamineagonist
usuallyleadstoresolutionofthebehavior.
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NON-BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
o i n t r i n s i c o r ga n ch a n g e s o c c u r i n
N
Parkinson’s disease.There are autonomic
problemsandskinchanges,butnonearespecifictoParkinson’sdisease.
T h e m o s t c o m m o n s k i n c h a n g e s i n
Parkinson’sdiseaseareincreasedoilinessand
afungalinfectioncausingseborrheicdermatitis.Theformerpredisposestothelattersothat
theyoccurinthesameareas,typically,theforehead,malarandchinregionsoftheface.The
skinbecomeserythematousandscaly,anddandruffiscommon.
Autonomicchangesmaybeasproblematic
asthebehavioralchanges.217,218Perhapsthesinglemostbothersomeproblemisconstipation.
Lewybodieshavebeenfoundinthemyenteric
plexusandthereismostlikelyalossofdopaminergiccellsthroughoutthegutthatcontributes
toconstipation.Thisdoesnotrespondtodopaminergicmedication,however.Thenextmost
commonproblemisorthostatichypotension
duetodirectinvolvementoftheautonomicgangliabythediseaseprocess,oftenexacerbated
bymedications.Bladderhyperactivity,causing
frequencyandurgency,iscommonandcomplicatespreexistingbladderdisorderscausedby
prostatismorchildbirth.AlthoughcardiacinnervationisaffectedbyParkinson’sdisease,thisis
rarelyaclinicalproblem.219Bowelincontinence
isnotadirecteffectofParkinson’sdisease.
SmellisaffectedearlyinParkinson’sdisease
butisrarelyaclinicalcomplaint.Mullerandcolleagues220haveconvincinglydemonstratedthat
theolfactorytubercleisthefirstbrainlocation
affectedbyParkinson’sdiseasesothatdiminishedsmellanditsattendantproblem,reduced
taste,areharbingersofthedisease.
CONCLUSION
Although the majority of patients with
Parkinson’sdiseaseareprimarilytreatedfortheir
motorsigns,thebehavioralmanifestationsof
thediseaseareoftensignificantandcontribute
todisability.Physiciansshouldbeawareofthe
needtoevaluatefortheneuropsychiatric,cognitive,andsleepcomplicationsofParkinson’sdisease.Earlyrecognitionofnon-motorsymptoms
isessentialaseffectivetreatmentcanreduce
morbidityandimprovethequalityoflifeof
Parkinson’sdiseasepatients.CNS
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