12th December 2017
Weight changes over time in people with Parkinson’s Disease and in those with atypical
parkinsonism and can be associated with an increased risk of dependency, dementia and
death.
People with Parkinson’s Disease are generally lighter than average. People with atypical
Parkinsonism normally had lower body weights than people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Weight loss was greater in people with Parkinson’s Disease
and even greater in people with atypical Parkinsonism. Only
age was independently associated with significant weight
loss, making it almost twice as likely as people age. When
people with Parkinson’s Disease lost weight within a year of
diagnosis it was associated with a more than doubling of an
increased risk of dependency, and a more than tripling of the
risk of dementia, and a more doubling of the risk of death.
Reference : Neurology [2017] 89 (22) : 2254-2261 (K.Cumming, A.D.Macleod, P.K.Myint,
C.E.Counsell)
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29079685
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/171212.pdf
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