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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the prevalence of major depression and dysthymia in 78 patients with the classic variant of Parkinson's disease (PD) (that is, tremor plus rigidity and/or bradykinesia), and in 34 patients with the akinetic-rigid variant. Although the prevalence of dysthymia was similar in both groups (classic PD, 31%; and akinetic-rigid PD, 32%), patients with akinetic-rigid PD had a significantly higher prevalence of major depression (38% versus 15%, respectively; p < 0.01). A stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that bradykinesia was the extrapyramidal sign with the highest correlation with Hamilton depression scale scores. Our findings demonstrate a significant association between major depression and the akinetic-rigid type of PD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0885-3185
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Depression in classic versus akinetic-rigid Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Raúl Carrea Institute of Neurological Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't