AUTHOR=Qamar Mubasher A. , Rota Silvia , Batzu Lucia , Subramanian Indu , Falup-Pecurariu Cristian , Titova Nataliya , Metta Vinod , Murasan Iulia , Odin Per , Padmakumar Chandrasekhara , Kukkle Prashanth L. , Borgohain Rupam , Kandadai Rukmini Mridula , Goyal Vinay , Ray Chaudhuri Kallol 

TITLE=Chaudhuri’s Dashboard of Vitals in Parkinson’s syndrome: an unmet need underpinned by real life clinical tests

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1174698

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1174698

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=We have recently propagated and published the notion of the “vitals” of Parkinson’s, a conglomeration of signs and symptoms, largely nonmotor, that must not be missed and yet often not considered in neurological consultations with considerable societal and personal detrimental consequences. This “dashboard”, termed the Chaudhuri’s vitals of Parkinson’s, are summarised as 5 key vital symptoms or signs and comprise of (a) motor, (b) nonmotor, (c) vision, gut, and oral health, (d) bone health and falls, and finally (e) comorbidities and comedication induced complications, such as impulse control disorders. Additionally, not addressing the vitals also may reflect inadequate management strategies, leading to worsening quality of life and diminished wellness, a new concept, for people with Parkinson’s. In this paper, we discuss possible, simple to use, and clinically relevant tests that can be used to monitor the status of these vitals, so that these can be incorporated into clinical practice. We also use the term Parkinson’s syndrome to describe Parkinson’s disease as the term “disease” is now abandoned in many countries, such as the U.K., reflecting the heterogeneity of Parkinson’s, which is considered by many as a syndrome