Peripheral neuropathy in Parkinson's disease.

Background: Recent studies suggest an increased frequency of peripheral neuropathy (PN) in Parkinson's disease patients (PD) (Toth et al. 2010). The aim of our study is to verify the increased frequency of PN in our group of PD patients compared to an age-matched control group.

Peripheral nerve involvement and severity of motor disorder in Parkinson's disease: a correlational study.

Background: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that there is concomitant peripheral nerve involvement in patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders by correlating motor and peripheral nerve involvement in Parkinson's disease.

Methods And Results: A total of 23 patients suffering from Parkinson's disease diagnosed strictly according to the UKPDBB criteria were examined. The group comprised 14 males (mean age: 57 years, mean age at onset: 51 years, mean duration of disease: 7 years, mean duration of dopaminergic treatment: 4 years) and 9 females (mean age: 67 years, mean age at onset: 63 years, mean duration of disease: 4 years, mean duration of dopaminergic treatment: 1 year).

[Development of carpal tunnel syndrome after being certified and an occupational disease].

The authors present the results of the study carried out in South Moravia, Czech Republic, in a group of 140 patients (76 women and 64 men) with occupational carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The time-lag between the occupational disease certification and the investigation ranged from 2 to 14 years. The mean age of persons at the diagnosis was 44.