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The motor and cognitive features of Parkinson's disease in patients with concurrent Gaucher disease over 2 years: a case series.

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Authors

Collins, Lucy M 
Williams-Gray, Caroline H 
Morris, Elizabeth 
Deegan, Patrick 
Cox, Timothy M 

Abstract

We report the cognitive features and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) in five patients with concurrent Gaucher disease. The patients presented at an earlier age than patients with sporadic PD, as previously noted by others; but in contrast to many previous reports, our patients followed a variable clinical course. While two patients developed early cognitive deficits and dementia, three others remained cognitively intact over the follow-up period. Thus, in this small case series, PD in the context of GD more closely resembles idiopathic PD in terms of its clinical heterogeneity in contrast to PD associated with GBA heterozygote mutations.

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Keywords

Cognitive function, GBA mutations, Gaucher Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Aged, Cognition, Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gaucher Disease, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease

Journal Title

J Neurol

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Journal ISSN

0340-5354
1432-1459

Volume Title

265

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Cure Parkinson's Trust (RVG9R- p137)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) (146281)
NIHR BRC and NIHR Senior Investigator, Rosetrees funding