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A few things come to mind... 1. How can this be addressed, given the myriad routines and drug combos people use to deal with their PD? 2. Just like tobacco use, the word "preventable" says a lot. It behooves us to stay on top of our own conditions. 3. What is meant by "greater prevalence of motor complications? Rick Mc -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of A Phillips Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 3:14 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: CAUSES OF SUDDEN WORSENING IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE frustration.... > Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:25:40 +0200 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: CAUSES OF SUDDEN WORSENING IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE > To: [log in to unmask] > > CAUSES OF SUDDEN WORSENING IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE > > Neurologist [2012] 18 (3) : 120-124 (K.S..Zheng, B.J.Dorfman, > P.J.Christos, N.R.Khadem, C.Henchcliffe, P. Piboolnurak, > M.J.Nirenberg) Complete abstract > > Episodes of sudden and transient worsening of symptoms commonly occur > in Parkinson's Disease, especially when the Parkinson's Disease is > more severe. A quarter of people with Parkinson's Disease were found > to be affected in this way. Infection was the single most frequent > cause, accounting for a quarter of cases. Other common causes were > anxiety, medication errors, poor adherence to taking the required drugs, medication side effects, and postoperative decline. > Overall, over 80% of reasons were attributable to reversible or > treatable causes. > Most people who experienced a sudden worsening of symptoms recovered > fully, but a third of people experienced recurrent episodes. One in > six people suffered permanent decline. Those people most prone to > sudden or transient worsening were those who had Parkinson's Disease > for nearly eight years or more, had more severe symptoms, had greater > use of dopaminergic drugs, and had a greater prevalence of motor complications. > > www.viartis.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn