运动神经元疾病中的非运动性症状:患病率,评估和影响
Emily Beswick1,2,3, Deborah Forbes1,2,3, Micheala Johnson1,2,3
1Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Brain communications
|January 1, 2024
概括
几乎所有患有运动神经元疾病的人都会经历多种非运动症状,如疼痛和疲劳. 这些症状显著影响生活质量,应在临床护理和研究中优先考虑.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 临床医学 临床医学
- 患者报告的结果
背景情况:
- 运动神经元疾病 (MND) 通常以运动退行为特征,但非运动症状显著影响患者的生活质量.
- 这些非运动性症状在临床实践中经常被低估和低估.
- 对MND非运动性症状的患病率和影响的全面了解对于改善患者护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查患有运动神经元疾病的个体中关于非运动症状的流行,影响和患者报告的优先事项.
- 探索疾病严重程度,持续时间和非运动症状的经历之间的联系.
- 评估患者在临床环境和研究中对非运动症状评估的偏好.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及120名在苏格兰运动神经元疾病登记处注册的参与者的横截面研究.
- 参与者填写了一份问卷,详细说明了11种潜在的非运动性症状和自我报告的肌缩侧面硬化功能评分表 (ALSFRS-R).
- 数据分析的重点是症状发病率,影响严重程度以及与ALSFRS-R得分和疾病持续时间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 99%的参与者报告至少有一种非运动性症状,72%的人经历了五种或更多.
- 疼痛和疲劳是最常见的症状 (76%).
- 胃肠道问题被报告为最具影响力 (54%的严重),其次是疼痛和有问题的唾液 (51%). 较低的ALSFRS-R得分和较长的疾病持续时间与更多的报告症状有关.
结论:
- 非运动性症状非常普遍,在患有运动神经元疾病的人群中经常同时发生,严重影响他们的生活质量.
- 疼痛,疲劳和胃肠道问题是特别常见和有影响的.
- 患者强调在临床护理和试验中评估非运动症状的重要性,他们更喜欢在家进行问卷评估.
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