Parkinson's disease (PD): premotor features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Parkinson's disease (PD): premotor features. Olfactory dysfunction, REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), Constipation. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Highly predictive frequent PD premotor features
- Olfactory dysfunction
- REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD)
- Constipation
Other frequent PD premotor features
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Other PD premotor features
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Possible premotor PD features
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Subtle motor features in early PD
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References
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