A recent study by PatientsLikeMe, the leading health data sharing community for patients with life-changing conditions, reveals Young-Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD) patients (individuals with symptom onset at 40 years or younger) experience more non-motor symptoms than those with “classic” Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study, based on a survey of more than 300 patients, questioned PD and YOPD patients about 30 “non-motor symptoms” including thinking, digestion and mood. Survey results indicate YOPD patients had an average of three more non-motor symptoms than their older counterparts.
Related Posts:The average age of symptom onset for respondents with classic Parkinson’s is 54, and the average age at onset for YOPD respondents is 33 years old. YOPD patients report suffering from a number of symptoms, which could interfere with work or driving such as daytime sleepiness (33 percent) or dizziness (52 percent).