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- Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease
- Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Parkinson’s Disease: An Overview of the Non-Motor Symptomatology
- Chapter 2 Evaluation of the Patient with Parkinson’s Disease in the Early Stages: Non-Motor Phase
- Chapter 3 Non-Motor Symptoms in Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 4 Neuropathology of Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
- Chapter 5 Neuroimaging Studies in Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
- Chapter 6 Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Chapter 7 Cognitive Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 8 Neuropsychiatric (Behavioral) Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 9 Mood Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 10 Olfactory Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
- Chapter 11 Oculomotor and Visual-Vestibular Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 12 Autonomic Dysfunction and Failure in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease Including the Management of Sialorrhea
- Chapter 14 Sexual Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 15 Sleep Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 16 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Pain in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 17 Cutaneous Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 18 Genetics of Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 19 Drug-Induced Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 20 Impulse Control Disorders and the Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome
- Chapter 21 Serotonin Syndrome and Drug Interactions, Hypertensive Complications, and, Adverse Effects of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 22 Parkinson’s Disease and Pregnancy
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 13 - Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease Including the Management of Sialorrhea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2022
- Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease
- Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Parkinson’s Disease: An Overview of the Non-Motor Symptomatology
- Chapter 2 Evaluation of the Patient with Parkinson’s Disease in the Early Stages: Non-Motor Phase
- Chapter 3 Non-Motor Symptoms in Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 4 Neuropathology of Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
- Chapter 5 Neuroimaging Studies in Non-Motor Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
- Chapter 6 Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Chapter 7 Cognitive Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 8 Neuropsychiatric (Behavioral) Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 9 Mood Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 10 Olfactory Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
- Chapter 11 Oculomotor and Visual-Vestibular Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 12 Autonomic Dysfunction and Failure in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease Including the Management of Sialorrhea
- Chapter 14 Sexual Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 15 Sleep Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 16 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Pain in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 17 Cutaneous Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 18 Genetics of Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 19 Drug-Induced Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 20 Impulse Control Disorders and the Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome
- Chapter 21 Serotonin Syndrome and Drug Interactions, Hypertensive Complications, and, Adverse Effects of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
- Chapter 22 Parkinson’s Disease and Pregnancy
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Gastrointestinal complaints are the most frequent autonomic symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and affect almost all patients over the course of time [1, 2, 3]. The causes are not clear. It is likely to be a multifactorial event in which both central and peripheral degenerative processes play a role [4, 5]. In addition, influences from the medication have to be considered, which are certainly not predominant. The central degenerative process involving the dorsal vagal nucleus is certainly significant, but it does not explain the range of symptoms. Involvement of the enteric nervous system is likely to be more crucial, with PD typical changes involving the presence of Lewy bodies extending from the upper esophagus down to the rectum in the Plexus myentericus Auerbach and the Plexus submucosus Meissner [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]. The functional disturbance can therefore affect the entire gastrointestinal tract [5]. Thus dysphagia can occur in addition to delayed gastric emptying and extended intestinal transit.
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- Non-motor Parkinson's Disease , pp. 145 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022