Respiratory distress: an unrecognized non-motor phenomenon in patients with parkinsonism

Although respiratory abnormalities are associated with parkinsonism, patients rarely complain of dyspnea. This study describes ten patients with parkinsonism and symptoms of dyspnea and respiratory distress that were unexplained by a pulmonary or cardiac abnormality or a psychological problem. Sugge...

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Published in:Journal of Neural Transmission 2012, Vol.119 (1), p.73-76
Main Authors: Yust-Katz, Shlomit, Shitrit, David, Melamed, Eldad, Djaldetti, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Movement Disorders - Short communication
Multiple System Atrophy - complications
Neurology
Neurosciences
Parkinsonian Disorders - complications
Psychiatry
Respiration Disorders - etiology
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Although respiratory abnormalities are associated with parkinsonism, patients rarely complain of dyspnea. This study describes ten patients with parkinsonism and symptoms of dyspnea and respiratory distress that were unexplained by a pulmonary or cardiac abnormality or a psychological problem. Suggested underlying mechanisms are a central pathology affecting respiratory rhythm generation at the brainstem or lack of coordination of the respiratory muscles causing involuntary movements of the diaphragm. Dyspnea and respiratory distress should be included among the non-motor symptoms of parkinsonism.
ISSN:0300-9564
1435-1463
DOI:10.1007/s00702-011-0671-0