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Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the Movement Disorder Society‐European Section (MDS‐ES). Part II: late (complicated) Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Horstink M.,
Tolosa E.,
Bonuccelli U.,
Deuschl G.,
Friedman A.,
Kanovsky P.,
Larsen J. P.,
Lees A.,
Oertel W.,
Poewe W.,
Rascol O.,
Sampaio C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01548.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , cochrane library , evidence based medicine , disease , systematic review , parkinson's disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , movement disorders , scientific evidence , psychiatry , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law
To provide evidence‐based recommendations for the management of late (complicated) Parkinson's disease (PD), based on a review of the literature. Complicated PD refers to patients suffering from the classical motor syndrome of PD along with other motor or non‐motor complications, either disease‐related (e.g. freezing) or treatment‐related (e.g. dyskinesias or hallucinations). MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and INAHTA database literature searches were conducted. National guidelines were requested from all EFNS societies. Non‐European guidelines were searched for using MEDLINE. Part II of the guidelines deals with treatment of motor and neuropsychiatric complications and autonomic disturbances. For each topic, a list of therapeutic interventions is provided, including classification of evidence. Following this, recommendations for management are given, alongside ratings of efficacy. Classifications of evidence and ratings of efficacy are made according to EFNS guidance. In cases where there is insufficient scientific evidence, a consensus statement (‘good practice point’) is made.