Neurological Disorders

Parkinson Klinik, Ortenau, Germany

Publications

• Research   
  Sex and Gender Differences in Parkinsonâ??s Disease and the Conclusions We Should Draw
  Author(s): Marita F. Thiel* and Wolfgang H. Jost
  
  Studies in recent years suggest that in Parkinson’s disease there is a distinction between the sexes. As a preliminary step we examined the data of 100 male and 100 female Parkinson’s patients from a dedicated Parkinson’s hospital. On the one hand, we found significant differences in their levodopa dose equivalent: This was distinctly lower for the female patients, whereas depression occurred more frequently in the female group. On the other hand, data on serum values for vitamin B12 and vitamin D as well as on the results of the test for orthostatic dysregulation and a sonographic examination of residual urine failed to show any significant differences. Our literature search revealed differences in the extent of motor and non-motor symptoms as well as in subjectively reported quality of life. These results however do have some discrepancies that will have to be clar.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.12.1.585

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