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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice

Understanding, Impact, and Communication of "Off" Periods in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review.

Tara Rastgardani, Melissa J Armstrong, Anna R Gagliardi, Connie Marras

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Real-World Experiences of Parkinson's Disease OFF Time and Role of Demographics.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Tara RastgardaniMorton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre and the Edmond J Safra Program in Parkinson's Research Toronto Western Hospital Toronto ON Canada.
Melissa J ArmstrongDepartment of Neurology University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida USA.
Anna R GagliardiToronto General Hospital Research Institute University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Connie MarrasMorton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre and the Edmond J Safra Program in Parkinson's Research Toronto Western Hospital Toronto ON Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsWe performed a scoping review, searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and PsycINFO from 2006 to January 2018 for studies examining the impact of, understanding of, or communication about

resultsTwenty-six papers met eligibility criteria. Twenty-three studies evaluated the impact or experience of

conclusionsThere is a paucity of knowledge regarding the lived experiences of

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communicationimpactmotor fluctuations“off” periodsParkinson's disease

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PMID30515435
PMCPMC6207105

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