Open AccessChronic Respiratory Diseases and Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Primer for the Practicing Clinician
Author(s) -
Falsetti Lorenzo,
Viticchi Giovanna,
Zaccone Vincenzo,
Tarquinio Nicola,
Nobili Lorenzo,
Nitti Cinzia,
Salvi Aldo,
Moroncini Gianluca,
Silvestrini Mauro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000518261
Subject(s) - review
Chronic respiratory disorders represent a world epidemic. Their incidence and prevalence in the world population is increasing, and especially among elderly subjects, they are commonly associated with other pathologies, often generating a status of high clinical complexity. Neurology, internal medicine, and pneumology specialists should be aware of the common background of these disorders in order to treat correctly the patient’s comorbid state and optimize the treatment considering potential overlaps. In this review, we aimed to focus on the relationships between chronic respiratory disorders and chronic neurodegenerative diseases at different levels; we review the shared risk factors and the interactions between disorders, the indications to explore respiratory function in neurodegenerative diseases, pathology-pathology and drug-pathology interactions in patients affected by both chronic neurologic and respiratory diseases.