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Indicators Of Early Adult And Current Personality In Parkinson's Disease, Kelly Sullivan
Indicators Of Early Adult And Current Personality In Parkinson's Disease, Kelly Sullivan
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Introduction: Previous epidemiologic studies suggest that the personality of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients differs from that of controls, and laboratory evidence supports a potential common pathophysiology of personality traits and PD. One nested case-control study found that PD cases were significantly more anxious than controls before the clinical onset of the disease, and additional data suggest that certain occupations may be risk factors for the disease. Additionally, the latent period that precedes the onset of motor symptoms of PD is unknown.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the association of PD with objective indicators of current and …