Re: Rhinorrhea increased in PD

[rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>]

thanks for your response.   feedback from the list helps me select articles 
for the AZNPF newsletter.
ray
Rayilyn Brown
Board Member AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
rbrown@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kbachn" <kbachn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Rhinorrhea increased in PD


> great post....very interesting. i always had watery nose, sine i was a 
> teen
>
>
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> From: "rayilynlee" <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>
> To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:48 PM
> Subject: Rhinorrhea increased in PD
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>
> > PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS
> >
> > 10th May 2008 - New research
> > RHINORRHEA IS INCREASED IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
> >
> > Movement Disorders [2008] 23 (3) : 452-454 (Friedman JH, Amick MM) 
> > Complete abstract
> > Rhinorrhea is excessive liquid produced from the nose. For more 
> > information go to Rhinorrhea. Researchers found that rhinorrhea is 
> > increased in people with Parkinson's Disease, but only a single 
> > publication supported this observation. So they performed two further 
> > studies to assess the prevalence of rhinorrhea in Parkinson's Disease. 
> > They also questioned subjects as to whether rhinorrhea might be 
> > associated with olfactory impairment, which is known to be common in 
> > Parkinson's Disease. They found that rhinorrhea affects about half of 
> > people with Parkinson's Disease, which is significantly more than in 
> > people that do not have Parkinson's Disease. It was found to be an early 
> > feature of Parkinson's Disease, being present at the time of 
> > presentation. It was also associated with a self-perceived reduction in 
> > the sense of smell, which raises the question of whether some olfactory 
> > impairment found in Parkinson's Disease could be confounded by 
> > rhinorrhea, and also whether rhinorrhea may be a premotor symptom. The 
> > association of rhinorrhea with Parkinson's Disease is not explained by 
> > the researchers. Rhinorrhea normally occurs as a symptom of the common 
> > cold and allergies. So it's odd that they coincide to such an extent.
> >
> >
> > Rayilyn Brown
> > Board Member AZNPF
> > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
> > rbrown@xxxxxxxxx
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