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Dynamic Digital Biomarkers of Motor and Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease
Published on: July 24, 2019
Electrogastrographyc activity in Parkinson's disease patients with and without motor fluctuations
Giovanni Albani1, Nadia El Assawy, Stefania Cattaldo
1Division of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, San Giuseppe Hospital, IRCCS-Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piancavallo (VB), Italy.
Background:
Gastroenteric dysfunctions are very common in Parkinson's disease, but their relationship with dopaminergic response and motor fluctuations is still unclear. Electrogastrography is a noninvasive method for measuring gastric myoelectrical activity.
Methods:
We evaluated the effects of levodopa intake on the motility of empty stomachs in Parkinson's disease patients with and without motor fluctuations.
Results:
The electrogastrography findings showed a normal pattern not influenced by levodopa intake, unrelated to plasmatic levodopa concentrations and to clinical parameters.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that at rest gastric activity of Parkinson's disease patients is normal and plasmatic levodopa variability is not influenced by gastric motility.
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