Guidelines for Parkinson's disease management part II: consensus from the movement disorders scientific department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology - non-motor symptoms.

Journal: Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Abstract

The treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) is a challenge, especially because it is considered highly individualized. The Brazilian Academy of Neurology (ABN) has identified the need to disseminate knowledge about its management, adapting the best evidence to the Brazilian population. The present article aims to report the recommendations for the treatment of non-motor symptoms of PD, developed by a group of specialists in movement disorders from the ABN's scientific department. In 2021, the first part, referring to the motor symptoms of PD, was published. The main non-motor symptoms were addressed-among them neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, cognitive alteration, and psychosis-as well as the possible recommended therapies and medications used to control pain, sleep disorders, and dysautonomia.

Authors
Débora Maia, Rubens Cury, Pedro Renato Brandão, Francisco E Cardoso, Ana Bertholo, André Felicio, Arlete Hilbig, Bruno Lopes Lobato, Eline Rozária Barbosa, Elizabeth Maria A Quagliato, Gustavo H Sousa, Jacy Parmera, Márcia Rúbia, Marcus Vinícius Coletta, Maria Sheila Rocha, Mariana Spitz, Mônica Haddad, Nina Rosa A Murta, Paulo Caramelli, Raimundo N Rodrigues, Ricardo Nitrini, Roberto Prado, Vitor Tumas, Ylmar Corrêa Neto, Roberta Saba