Dario Arnaldi, Christian Cordano, Fabrizio De Carli, Jennifer Accardo, Michela Ferrara, Agnese Picco, Tiziano Tamburini, Andrea Brugnolo, Giovanni Abbruzzese, Flavio Nobili
Sleep disturbances and nocturnal disabilities are common in Parkinson's Disease (PD). The PD sleep scale, second version (PDSS-2), has been proposed as a helpful tool for measuring sleep disorders in PD. We aimed to validate the Italian version of the PDSS-2. One hundred and twenty-three consecutive PD outpatients (76 males) were evaluated by means of PDSS-2, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (self-administered scales), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating (motor section) and Hoehn and Yahr Scales, and Mini Mental State Examination...
February 2016: Neurological Sciences