Although patients with Parkinson's disease had disability and an impaired quality of life 10 years after symptom onset, most lived at home with a caregiver.
BOSTON—After at least 10 years of Parkinson’s disease, patients have an increased disease burden and a greater impairment in quality of life, according to research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association. Although the burden for caregivers also increased during a 10-year period, a high percentage of patients were able to live at home.
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