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Patients with Parkinson's disease have nonmotor symptoms (NMS) that, although
poorly considered, have an impact on their quality of life. In contrast, the
effect on disability is not systematically evaluated. Adult patients were
consecutively enrolled and administered the Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire and
the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Student's t-test was used to assess the
difference in the disability score between patients declaring and not declaring
NMS. In total, 86 patients were enrolled and reported a median of nine NMS.
Patients reporting symptoms in cognitive, emotional, cardiovascular, and sleep
functions, as well as those reporting more than nine symptoms as a whole, also
reported higher disability levels. The presence of NMS, including little
evaluated areas connected to cardiovascular and sleep functions, negatively
impacts disability in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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