Motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease

AP Denny, M Behari - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
Objectives: To assess patterns, prevalence, and risk factors of motor fluctuations in an
unselected population of Parkinson's disease patients attending Movement Disorders Clinic
of a tertiary hospital. Material and methods: Eighty patients with Parkinson's disease were
interviewed and data about their clinical characteristics, motor fluctuations, ie dyskinesia,
dystonia, motor blocks and details of drug therapy, were collected. Results: Forty patients
had at least one type of motor fluctuation. Twenty three patients had motor blocks, 20 had …