Ricciardi, L; De Angelis, A; Marsili, L; Faiman, I; Pradhan, P; Pereira, EA; Edwards, MJ; Morgante, F; Bologna, M
(2020)
Hypomimia in Parkinson's disease: an axial sign responsive to levodopa.
Eur J Neurol, 27 (12).
pp. 2422-2429.
ISSN 1468-1331
https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14452
SGUL Authors: Morgante, Francesca Pereira, Erlick Abilio Coelho Edwards, Mark John James
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hypomimia is a prominent clinical feature in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), but it remains under-investigated. We aimed to examine the clinical correlates of hypomimia in PD and to determine whether this is a levodopa-responsive sign. METHODS: We included 89 people with PD. Hypomimia was assessed from digital video recordings by movement disorder specialists. Clinical evaluation included use of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III (UPDRS-III), and assessment of motor and non-motor symptoms using standardized clinical scales. The relationships between hypomimia and other clinical data were analysed using Mann-Whitney U-tests and regression analysis. RESULTS: Hypomimia occurred in up to 70% of patients with PD. Patients with hypomimia had worse UPDRS-III 'off-medication' scores, mainly driven by bradykinesia and rigidity subscores. Patients with hypomimia also had worse apathy than patients without hypomimia. Finally, we found that hypomimia was levodopa-responsive and its improvement mirrored the change by levodopa in axial motor symptoms. CONCLUSION: Our study provides novel information regarding the clinical correlates of hypomimia in people with PD. A better understanding of hypomimia may be relevant for improving treatment and quality of life in PD.
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Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. European Journal of Neurology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Neurology This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
Keywords: | Parkinson’s disease, face, facial bradykinesia, hypomimia, non-motor symptoms, face, facial bradykinesia, hypomimia, non-motor symptoms, Parkinson's disease, Neurology & Neurosurgery, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) |
Journal or Publication Title: | Eur J Neurol |
ISSN: | 1468-1331 |
Language: | eng |
Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 |
PubMed ID: | 32702196 |
Web of Science ID: | WOS:000560731100001 |
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URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112165 |
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14452 |
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