Dysphagia in Parkinson´s disease. A 5-year follow-up study.

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Background and objectiveDysphagia at time of diagnosis suggests atypical parkinsonism instead Parkinson´s disease (PD). Our aim was to analyze the frequency of dysphagia in patients with early PD comparing with a control group and to identify related factors.Patients and methodsPatients with early PD (≤ 2 years from symptoms onset) who were recruited from January/2016 to November/2017 (baseline visit; V0) and evaluated annually for 5 years from the Spanish cohort COPPADIS were included in this prospective study. Controls were assessed at baseline and at 2-, 4-, and 5-year follow-up. Dysphagia was defined as a score ≥ 1 in the item 20 of the Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS).ResultsDysphagia was more frequent at baseline in PD patients (19.6% [36/184]; 62.3 ± 8.3 years old; 56.8% males) than in controls (5.3% [11/206]; 60.9 ± 8.3 years old; 50% males) (p ConclusionDysphagia was frequent in early PD patients compared to controls. However, it was minor and did not progress over time. Sleep, ICB, and non-motor symptoms burden were related to dysphagia.

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