Motoric Clinical Symptoms in Late Onset Parkinson’s Disease at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung
Abstract: Parkinson’s disease
(PD) is a progressive neurological that disorder is characterized by a number
of motoric symptoms which are resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and
postural disturbance. The main aim in carrying out this study was to observe
the motoric clinical pattern in patients with late onset Parkinson’s disease
based on age, gender, and staging of the disease.
Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study to 89 medical record
of patients with late onset Parkinson’s disease from Neurology outpatient
clinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung in the period January 2010
to January 2013. Total sampling was used to determine the population sample
size The motoric clinical symptoms in patients with late onset Parkinson’s
disease were classified based on age at diagnosis, gender, and staging of the
disease conducted using descriptive retrospective method. Besides, staging was
made based on Hoehn and Yarl scale.
Results: Overall, 92% of the patients with late onset Parkinson’s disease
had resting tremor, and postural instability was less frequently found in 21%
of patients. Sixty one men suffered from this disease, 43% were from the age
group 60–69, and 32% were in stage III.
Conclusions: A majority of patients with the late onset Parkinson’s
disease show resting tremor that has the common motoric clinical pattern,
followed by bradykinesia, rigidity, and some show postural instability.
Keywords: Hoehn and Yarl
scale, Hughes criteria, motoric clinical pattern, Parkinson’s disease
Author: Jasvinee
Sivakurunathan, Thamrin Syamsudin, Haryono Tansah
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170076
