Pelvic Floor Disorder In Parkinson's Disease
Posted Date: Oct 14, 2019
- Investigator: Abhimanyu Mahajan
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- Type of Study: Observational/Survey
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world1. While currently it affects 1% of the population older than 60 years of age2, a recent global estimate reported 6.2 million individuals affected with a projected growth rate of over 12 million affected by 2040. Urinary dysfunction is a common manifestation of non-motor parkinsonism with several studies noting the high prevalence of urinary urgency and frequency, also known as overactive bladder amongst PD patients. Urinary dysfunction has also been found to worsen quality of life and is associated with dysautonomia, cognitive impairment and falls. Slow colonic transit, secondary to dysautonomia and bowel dysfunction is also a common symptom in this patient population. National estimates of PFDs (urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse) have found that almost 50% of women over the age of 80 report at least one symptom with the rate influenced by parity, obesity and age. Other studies have found a 41% prevalence of urinary symptoms and reported that less than 25% of these patients sought care and only 12% have seen a specialist. Despite the ageing PD population and the increased prevalence of PFD in older patients, there have been no studies looking at the prevalence of PFDs in PD patients.
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Keywords:
Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Disorder, Parkinson's Disease
For More Information:
Abhimanyu Mahajan
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mahajaau@ucmail.uc.edu