OBJECTIVE: To monitor the nutritional status of patients with Parkinson's disease using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a 3-year longitudinal study conducted in a national referral centre for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The cohort included 61 Parkinson's disease patients, 37 men and 24 women, mean age of 70.5 +/- 5.5 years, mean duration of disease 9 +/- 6.3 years; 35 patients were followed-up after 3 years. RESULTS: MNA score diminished from 24.9 +/- 1.6 to 24 +/- 2.5 (P = 0.02); the proportion of patients at risk of malnutrition increased from 22.9% to 34.3%. A linear correlation was observed between MNA score and the duration of disease (P = 0.0096). The dietary assessment subscore significantly diminished (8.6 versus 8.1; P = 0.0009) as did body mass index (25.9 +/- 3.5 kg/m(2) versus 27.1 +/- 3.1 kg/m(2); P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of nutritional status should be part of the routine work-up of a Parkinson's disease patient. Dietary education should be included amongst the therapeutic measures designed to improve the general conditions in Parkinson's disease.
OBJECTIVE: To monitor the nutritional status of patients with Parkinson's disease using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a 3-year longitudinal study conducted in a national referral centre for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The cohort included 61 Parkinson's diseasepatients, 37 men and 24 women, mean age of 70.5 +/- 5.5 years, mean duration of disease 9 +/- 6.3 years; 35 patients were followed-up after 3 years. RESULTS: MNA score diminished from 24.9 +/- 1.6 to 24 +/- 2.5 (P = 0.02); the proportion of patients at risk of malnutrition increased from 22.9% to 34.3%. A linear correlation was observed between MNA score and the duration of disease (P = 0.0096). The dietary assessment subscore significantly diminished (8.6 versus 8.1; P = 0.0009) as did body mass index (25.9 +/- 3.5 kg/m(2) versus 27.1 +/- 3.1 kg/m(2); P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of nutritional status should be part of the routine work-up of a Parkinson's diseasepatient. Dietary education should be included amongst the therapeutic measures designed to improve the general conditions in Parkinson's disease.
Authors: J van Steijn; B van Harten; E Flapper; E Droogsma; P van Walderveen; M Blaauw; D van Asselt Journal: J Nutr Health Aging Date: 2014 Impact factor: 4.075
Authors: Dareia S Roos; Oscar J M Oranje; Anneleen F D Freriksen; Henk W Berendse; Sanne Boesveldt Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) Date: 2018-02-22 Impact factor: 3.575