A review of pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease

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The Parkinsonian syndromes are associated with excess morbidity and mortality from respiratory causes. Pulmonary function studies have yielded conflicting ...

Pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease - PubMed

Overall results of pulmonary function tests in patients without any clinical signs or symptoms of pulmonary disease point to subclinical upper airway ...

A review of pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease

Involvement of the upper airway musculature may be severe enough to limit airflow and demonstrate obstructive spirometry. Respiratory muscle dysfunction is to ...

Respiratory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review

The presence of respiratory symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been known since the first description of the disease, even though the prevalence and ...

A review of pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease - ResearchGate

Conclusion and Recommendations: Pulmonary dysfunction mainly restrictive type is a frequent finding in PD. irrespective of disease severity, ...

Pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease. - PMC - NCBI

Overall results of pulmonary function tests in patients without any clinical signs or symptoms of pulmonary disease point to subclinical upper airway ...

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of respiratory dysfunction in ...

Respiratory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) is common and associated with increased hospital admission and mortality rates.

Natural history of lung function over one year in patients with ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons and reduction in striatal dopamine [ ...

Respiratory disorders of Parkinson's disease

(67) performed pulmonary function tests in 12 patients and noted a reduction in forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity, suggesting the presence of ...

The Causes of Abnormal Pulmonary Function in Parkinson's Disease

A significant obstructive ventilatory defect was detected in one third of 31 patients with severe Parkinson's disease. Patients with obstruction of ...

Pulmonary function tests in patients with Parkinson's disease

[252627] Our findings suggest that PFT may serve as a useful indicator of assessment of lung function status in patients with PD. Thus, in such patients, ...

Pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease - MDS Abstracts

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with excess morbidity and mortality from respiratory causes. Pulmonary function studies have yielded ...

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A review of pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease Ailish O'Callaghan,1 Richard Walker2,3 1Department of Medicine, North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS ...

Prospective evaluation of pulmonary function in Parkinson's disease ...

Indeed, respiratory dysfunction can contribute to morbidity and mortality in advanced PD [Citation2–Citation4]. PD may also affect a patient's ability to ...

Abnormal Pulmonary Function in Early Parkinson's Disease

Especially in early PD, it seems that only a reduction in respiratory muscle strength was observed and again the results regarding pulmonary ...

Respiratory Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease - MDPI

Therefore, uncertainty remains as to whether OSA is a feature of PD [30]. Interestingly, some researchers reverse the cause-and-effect relationship and indicate ...

Levodopa in Parkinson's Disease: Effect on Pulmonary Function

Compared to values measured when on no therapy; results on a regimen of levodopa showed a significant increase in peak flow rate, maximal voluntary ventilation, ...

The Effect of Levodopa on Pulmonary Function in Parkinson's Disease

Four clinical trials comprising 73 patients and assessing the effects of levodopa on pulmonary function in patients with PD were included in the analysis.

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A restrictive pattern of pulmonary dysfunction is present in patients with PD, which improves significantly with levodopa. The evaluation and ...