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Dementia is associated with Insulin Resistance in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
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PMID:  22265943     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder involving the basal ganglia. Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus is an important risk factor for Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. However, the association between Parkinson's disease and Diabetes Mellitus is controversial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate glucose metabolism abnormalities in 110 Parkinson's disease patients with and without dementia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We evaluated Insulin Resistance, glucose and insulin levels after a 2-h-oral-glucose-tolerance-test in 53 Parkinson's disease with dementia and 57 with Parkinson's disease without dementia, with normal fasting glucose. RESULTS: BMI, waist circumference, fasting glucose and insulin values, HbA1c, triglycerides, blood lipid profile, depression rating, educational levels, levodopa-dosage and antipsychotic use were similar in both groups. Disease duration and motor impairment were higher in patients with Parkinson's disease and dementia group. After 2-h-oral-glucose-tolerance-test, the prevalence of glucose metabolism abnormalities was significantly higher in group with Parkinson's disease and dementia group (p=0.03). The insulin resistance was present in 62% patients with Parkinson's disease with dementia, of whom 30% had also impaired glucose tolerance, 5,6% newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus and 26% only Insulin Resistance. These percentages were significantly higher in group with Parkinson's disease and dementia, also after adjustment for disease duration and motor disability. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that PD patients with dementia are two times more likely to have insulin resistancethan patients with PD.
Authors:
Domenico Bosco; Massimiliano Plastino; Dario Cristiano; Carmela Colica; Caterina Ermio; Matteo De Bartolo; Pasquale Mungari; Giulia Fonte; Domenico Consoli; Arturo Consoli; Antonietta Fava
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the neurological sciences     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1878-5883     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375403     Medline TA:  J Neurol Sci     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Department of Neuroscience, "S. Giovanni di Dio" Hospital, Via Largo Bologna, 88900, Crotone, Italy.
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