Treatment of nonmotor symptoms: AAN report

 

The AAN Quality Standards subcommittee has issued its recommendations on the treatment of nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease (Zesiewicz et al. Neurology 2010; 74: 924-931; free full text at www.neurology.org/cgi/reprint/74/11/924). Nonmotor symptoms addressed included sleep disorders (restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements of sleep, excessive daytime somnolence, insomnia, REM sleep behaviour disorder), autonomic dysfunction (GI disorders, orthostatic hypotension, sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence), fatigue and anxiety.

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