PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Antoniya Todorova
AU  - Peter Jenner
AU  - K Ray Chaudhuri
TI  - Non-motor Parkinson's: integral to motor Parkinson's, yet often neglected
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000741
DP  - 2014 Oct 01
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - 310--322
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/5/310.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/5/310.full
SO  - Pract Neurol2014 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Non-motor symptoms are a key component of Parkinson's disease, possibly representing a clinical biomarker of its premotor phase. The burden of non-motor symptoms can define a patient's health-related quality of life. Non-motor symptoms substantially increase the cost of care—requiring increased hospitalisation and treatment—and pose a major challenge to healthcare professionals. However, clinicians often regard non-motor symptoms and their management as peripheral to that of the motor symptoms. Here, we address the clinical issues and unmet needs of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.