Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease

Objective To analyze relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods A total of 130 elderly patients with PD admitted to The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2020 to December 20...

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Main Authors: JI Li, YANG Ning, LIU Wei‑guo
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Language:English
Published: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital 2024-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/2837
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description Objective To analyze relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods A total of 130 elderly patients with PD admitted to The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2020 to December 2022 were included. Hoehn‑Yahr staging was used to evaluate stage of the disease, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Ⅲ (UPDRS Ⅲ) was used to evaluate the severity of motor disorders, Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease ‑ Autonomic (SCOPA ‑ AUT) was used to evaluate autonomic nervous function, Mini‑Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were used to evaluate cognitive function, Non‑Μotor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) was used to evaluate the severity of nonmotor symptoms. Results According to whether the patients were accompanied by Alzheimer's disease (AD), they were divided into a group with AD (n = 82) and a group without AD (n = 48). The proportion of Hoehn‑Yahr staging 3 to 5 (χ2 = 5.689, P = 0.017), UPDRSⅢ score (t = 21.490, P = 0.000), SCOPA‑AUT score (t = 21.330, P = 0.000), dysregulation of body temperature (χ2 = 8.512, P = 0.004), urinary dysfunction (χ2 = 17.270, P = 0.000), gastrointestinal dysfunction (χ2 = 24.471, P = 0.000), dysregulation of pupil (χ2 = 5.299, P = 0.021), cardiovascular dysfunction (χ2 = 15.355, P = 0.000) and NMSS score (t = 32.309, P = 0.000) in the group with AD were higher than those in the group without AD, the MMSE (t = 4.730, P = 0.000) and MoCA (t = 6.840, P = 0.000) total scores and subtype scores (P = 0.000, for all) in the group with AD were lower than those in the group without AD. Correlation analysis showed that the SCOPA‑AUT score of PD patients with AD was negatively correlated with MMSE and MoCA total scores and subtype scores (P = 0.000, for all). Conclusions The autonomic dysfunction of elderly PD patients with AD is more serious, and the autonomic nervous function is closely related to cognitive function.
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spelling doaj.art-efb83b51be1847c49f6e3bd035142b732024-04-01T07:14:30ZengTianjin Huanhu HospitalChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery1672-67312024-03-0124317117610.3969/j.issn.1672‑6731.2024.03.0102791Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's diseaseJI Li0YANG Ning1LIU Wei‑guo2JI Li3Department of Critical Care Medicine,The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Neurology,The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine,The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, ChinaObjective To analyze relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods A total of 130 elderly patients with PD admitted to The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2020 to December 2022 were included. Hoehn‑Yahr staging was used to evaluate stage of the disease, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Ⅲ (UPDRS Ⅲ) was used to evaluate the severity of motor disorders, Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease ‑ Autonomic (SCOPA ‑ AUT) was used to evaluate autonomic nervous function, Mini‑Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were used to evaluate cognitive function, Non‑Μotor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) was used to evaluate the severity of nonmotor symptoms. Results According to whether the patients were accompanied by Alzheimer's disease (AD), they were divided into a group with AD (n = 82) and a group without AD (n = 48). The proportion of Hoehn‑Yahr staging 3 to 5 (χ2 = 5.689, P = 0.017), UPDRSⅢ score (t = 21.490, P = 0.000), SCOPA‑AUT score (t = 21.330, P = 0.000), dysregulation of body temperature (χ2 = 8.512, P = 0.004), urinary dysfunction (χ2 = 17.270, P = 0.000), gastrointestinal dysfunction (χ2 = 24.471, P = 0.000), dysregulation of pupil (χ2 = 5.299, P = 0.021), cardiovascular dysfunction (χ2 = 15.355, P = 0.000) and NMSS score (t = 32.309, P = 0.000) in the group with AD were higher than those in the group without AD, the MMSE (t = 4.730, P = 0.000) and MoCA (t = 6.840, P = 0.000) total scores and subtype scores (P = 0.000, for all) in the group with AD were lower than those in the group without AD. Correlation analysis showed that the SCOPA‑AUT score of PD patients with AD was negatively correlated with MMSE and MoCA total scores and subtype scores (P = 0.000, for all). Conclusions The autonomic dysfunction of elderly PD patients with AD is more serious, and the autonomic nervous function is closely related to cognitive function.http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/2837parkinson diseasealzheimer diseaseautonomic nervous systemcognition disorders
spellingShingle JI Li
YANG Ning
LIU Wei‑guo
JI Li
Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
parkinson disease
alzheimer disease
autonomic nervous system
cognition disorders
title Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
title_full Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
title_fullStr Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
title_short Relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
title_sort relationship between autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in elderly patients with parkinson s disease
topic parkinson disease
alzheimer disease
autonomic nervous system
cognition disorders
url http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/2837
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