EAN 2023 | Chaudhuri’s dashboard of vitals in Parkinson’s disease

K. Ray Chaudhuri, MD, DSc, FRCP, FEAN, King’s College London, London, UK, introduces a dashboard for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), detailing the essential ‘vitals’ that should be considered and managed in every patient. The five vital of Parkinson’s compromise of signs or symptoms of disease that must not be missed, but are often overlooked in neurological consultations. These are: motor symptoms; non-motor symptoms; vision, gut, and oral health; bone health and falls; and comedication and comorbidities. Prof. Chaudhuri comments on how not addressing the vitals leads to inadequate management and has detrimental consequences to the wellness and quality of life of patients. The dashboard acts as a prompt, enabling clinicians to work through these signs and symptoms to ensure nothing is missed, and providing guidance on actions that should be taken. For example, evaluations should include assessment of non-motor symptom burden, osteoporosis, frailty, nyctalopia, H Pylori, periodontitis, diabetes, and anticholinergic use. Assessment of these vitals should be recorded annually to ensure holistic, personalized management for people with PD. This interview took place at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) 2023 Congress in Budapest, Hungary.

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