Do Nutrition Habits Influence on Parkinson`'s Disease Clinical Presentation?

Autor: Svetlana Tomić, Vlasta Pekić, Željka Popijač, Tomislav Pučić, Marta Petek Vinković, Zvonimir Popović, Bojan Resan, Tihana Gilman Kuric
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Southeastern European Medical Journal, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 11-21 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2459-9484
DOI: 10.26332/seemedj.v3i2.100
Popis: Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized with alpha-synuclein pathology. For the majority of patients, except for some genetic forms, etiology is still unknown. There are some implications that food intake and gut microbiota could contribute to PD. Aim: The aim of this paper is to analyze the influence of protein, fruit and vegetable intake on the clinical presentation of idiopathic Parkinson disease Patients and methods: Patients with idiopathic PD were surveyed for demographic data and nutritional habits in regards to protein, fruit and vegetable intake. Motor symptoms were evaluated using the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III and IV, cognitive impairment using Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and depression using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: We have analyzed data of 96 patients. Patients using fewer dairy products have more often tremor type of PD (p
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