Early constipation predicts faster dementia onset in Parkinson’s disease

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• Marta Camacho, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
• Wednesday 17 March 2021, 16:00-17:00
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Constipation is a common but not a universal feature in early PD, suggesting that gut involvement is heterogeneous and may be part of a distinct PD subtype with prognostic implications. We analysed data from the Parkinson’s Incidence Cohorts Collaboration, composed of incident community-based cohorts of PD patients assessed longitudinally over 8 years. Constipation was assessed with the MDS -UPDRS constipation item or a comparable categorical scale. Primary PD outcomes of interest were dementia, postural instability and death. PD patients were stratified according to constipation severity at diagnosis: none (n=313, 67.3%), minor (n=97, 20.9%) and major (n=55, 11.8%). Clinical progression to all 3 outcomes was more rapid in those with more severe constipation at baseline (Kaplan Meier survival analysis). Cox regression analysis, adjusting for relevant confounders, confirmed a significant relationship between constipation severity and progression to dementia, but not postural instability or death. Early constipation may predict an accelerated progression of neurodegenerative pathology.

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