Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disabling neurodegenerative condition commonly complicated by the existence of comorbid depression. The prevalence rates of depression in this patient group have been reported to be as high as 40%. Currently, depression in PD is undertreated; there have been few control
Relationship between dysphagia and depressive states in patients with Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by Meng Han; Hirofumi Ohnishi; Michio Nonaka; Rika Yamauchi; Takayoshi Hozuki; Takashi Hayashi; Masaki Saitoh; Shin Hisahara; Tomihiro Imai; Shun Shimohama; Mitsuru Mori
- Book ID
- 116820954
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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