Exacerbated physical fatigue and mental fatigue in Parkinson's disease

Lou, Jau‐Shin; Kearns, Greg; Oken, Barry; Sexton, Gary; G. Nutt, John

doi:10.1002/mds.1042

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Exacerbated physical fatigue and mental fatigue in Parkinson's disease

Published in Movement Disorders • Feb 28, 2001

Authors:

Jau‐Shin Lou

Greg Kearns

Barry Oken

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To characterize fatigue in Parkinson's disease (PD). BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a recognized problem in PD. Fatigue can be in the physical realm or in the mental realm. Fatigue has not been characterized in PD. METHODS: We characterized fatigue in 39 PD patients and 32 age-matched normal cont...

Subject

Mental fatigue

Parkinson's disease

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

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