Excessive daytime sleepiness in 96 patients with Parkinson′s disease
- VernacularTitle:96例帕金森病患者日间过度思睡的临床探讨
- Author:
Jinggui HE
;
Luning WANG
;
Xi ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Parkinson′s disease;
Epworth sleepiness scale;
excessive daytime sleepiness
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To assess excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and to examine the main cause of EDS. Methods 96 consecutive PD patients and 98 age-matched healthy controls participated in the study. The severity of the disease was evaluated by Hoehn and Yahr stage (H&Y) and Unified Parkinson's disease Rating Scale-Ⅲ (UPDRS-Ⅲ), and information of anti-PD medications was collected. The correlations among EDS and age, severity of PD, PQSI score, duration of illness and medications were analyzed. Results The mean ESS score was 6.05 (S.D.3.83) in PD patients and 4.24 (S.D.3.21) in controls (P
