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• Lifelong constipation in Parkinson's disease and other clinically defined alpha-synucleinopathies: A population-based study in Southeast Minnesota January 11, 2023 Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Dec 22;107:105244. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.105244. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Epidemiological studies show correlations between constipation and development of Parkinson's disease (PD); however, few studies have explored the association between constipation and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). We sought to explore the lifelong association of constipation and PD, DLB,…
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• Constipation Predicts Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease: Results from the COPPADIS Cohort at 2-Year Follow-up and Comparison with a Control Group October 4, 2021 J Parkinsons Dis. 2021 Sep 30. doi: 10.3233/JPD-212868. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Constipation has been linked to cognitive impairment development in Parkinson's disease (PD).OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to analyze cognitive changes observed in PD patients and controls from a Spanish cohort with regards to the presence or not of constipation.METHODS: PD patients and controls recruited from 35 centers of Spain…
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