Orthostatic Hypotension Is a Predictor of Fatigue in Drug-Naïve Parkinson’s Disease

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Study overview. A total of 87 patients were screened, and 7 were excluded from the analysis due to missing data and diagnosed as atypical parkinsonism during the follow-up period (a). Six of the 14 (42.9%) patients of the fatigue group had persistent fatigue at the follow-up investigation; in contrast, with medication, eight of them (57.1%) converted to the nonfatigue group. Among the nonfatigue group at the follow-up, eleven patients (16.7%) converted to the fatigue group and 55 (83.3%) remained in the nonfatigue group (b). PD: Parkinson’s disease.

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