Prognostic factors of motor impairment, disability, and quality of life in newly diagnosed PD
Abstract
Objective:
In Parkinson disease (PD), the rate of clinical progression is highly variable. To date, there are conflicting findings concerning the prognostic factors influencing the rate of progression. Methodologic issues such as the use of selected patients from therapeutic trials, and short durations of follow-up probably underlie this problem. We therefore designed a prospective follow-up study of a cohort of newly diagnosed patients with PD.
Methods:
A cohort of 129 patients with newly diagnosed PD was assessed at baseline, and 1, 2, 3, and 5 years later. The rate of progression and its prognostic factors on the level of motor impairments, disability, and quality of life were investigated using linear mixed-model analysis.
Results:
Annual increase of motor impairments measured with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale–Motor Examination was estimated to be 2.46 points (95% confidence interval: 2.05–2.88). The main determinants of faster increase of motor impairments were male sex and cognitive dysfunction at the time of diagnosis. The main determinants of faster increase of disability were higher age at onset, cognitive dysfunction, and the presence of levodopa-nonresponsive motor symptoms at the time of diagnosis. No clinically relevant determinants were found for the decrease in quality of life.
Conclusion:
This study shows the importance of nondopaminergic symptoms at the time of diagnosis, because these symptoms are the main determinants of increased disability in the first 5 years of the disease.
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Publication History
Received: June 13, 2012
Accepted: October 11, 2012
Published online: January 23, 2013
Published in print: February 12, 2013
Disclosure
D.C. Velseboer, M. Broeders, B. Post, N. van Geloven, J.D. Speelman, B. Schmand, and R.J. de Haan report no disclosures. R.M.A. de Bie received a research grant from GE Healthcare. Go to Neurology.org for full disclosures.
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This study was funded by ZonMw (grant 14350029), The Hague, the Netherlands. The movement disorders group of the Academic Medical Center received an unrestricted fellowship grant from Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN).
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Daan C. Velseboer: acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, first draft of manuscript (including tables and figures). Mark Broeders: acquisition of data, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Bart Post: study concept and design, acquisition of data, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Nan van Geloven: analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Johannes D. Speelman: study concept and design, acquisition of data, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Ben Schmand: acquisition of data, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Rob J. de Haan: study concept and design, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Rob M.A. de Bie: study supervision, analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
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