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The impact of depression on survival of Parkinson's disease patients: a five-ye...
Silberman,Cláudia Débora; Rodrigues,Cláudia Soares; Engelhardt,Eliasz; Laks,JersonOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the survival rate in a cohort of Parkinson's disease patients with and without depression. METHODS: A total of 53 Parkinson's disease subjects were followed up from 2003-2008 and 21 were diagnosed as depressed. Mean time of follow up was 3.8 (SD 95% = 1.5) years for all the sample and there was no significant difference in mean time of follow up between depressed ...
Recognizing depression in patients with Parkinsons disease: accuracy and speci...
Silberman,Cláudia Débora; Laks,Jerson; Capitão,Cláudia Figueiredo; Rodrigues,Cláudia Soares; Moreira,Irene; Engelhardt,EliaszThis study aimed to find cut-off scores for the Montgomery-Asberg rating scale (MADRS) and the Beck depression inventory (BDI) that can relate to specific clinical diagnoses of depression in Parkinson´s disease (PD). Mild and moderate PD patients (n=46) were evaluated for depression according to the DSM IV criteria. All patients were assessed with the MADRS and the BDI. A "receiver operating characteristics" (R...
Uma revisão sobre depressão como fator de risco na Doença de Parkinson e seu im...
Silberman,Cláudia Débora; Laks,Jerson; Rodrigues,Cláudia Soares; Engelhardt,EliaszOBJETIVOS: Esta revisão tem dois objetivos. 1. Examinar o impacto da depressão sobre a cognição na Doença de Parkinson (DP). 2. Examinar o papel da depressão como fator de risco tanto para DP como para transtorno cognitivo na DP. METODOLOGIA: Revisão na literatura internacional, Medline, de artigos clínicos seccionais, prospectivos e de caso controle, avaliando a função cognitiva de parkinsonianos com e sem dep...