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  • MNCD: A New Tool for Classi...
    Santos García, Diego; Álvarez Sauco, María; Calopa, Matilde; Carrillo, Fátima; Escamilla Sevilla, Francisco; Freire, Eric; García Ramos, Rocío; Kulisevsky, Jaime; Gómez Esteban, Juan Carlos; Legarda, Inés; Luquín, María Rosario Isabel; Castrillo, Juan Carlos Martínez; Martínez-Martin, Pablo; Martínez-Torres, Irene; Mir, Pablo; Ignacio, Ángel Sesar

    Diagnostics, 12/2021, Letnik: 12, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    : Parkinson's disease (PD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder in which the symptoms and prognosis can be very different among patients. We propose a new simple classification to identify key symptoms and staging in PD. : Sixteen movement disorders specialists from Spain participated in this project. The classification was consensually approved after a discussion and review process from June to October 2021. The TNM classification and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were considered as models in the design. : The classification was named MNCD and included 4 major axes: (1) motor symptoms; (2) non-motor symptoms; (3) cognition; (4) dependency for activities of daily living (ADL). Motor axis included 4 sub-axes: (1) motor fluctuations; (2) dyskinesia; (3) axial symptoms; (4) tremor. Four other sub-axes were included in the non-motor axis: (1) neuropsychiatric symptoms; (2) autonomic dysfunction; (3) sleep disturbances and fatigue; (4) pain and sensory disorders. According to the MNCD, 5 stages were considered, from stage 1 (no disabling motor or non-motor symptoms with normal cognition and independency for ADL) to 5 (dementia and dependency for basic ADL). : A new simple classification of PD is proposed. The MNCD classification includes 4 major axes and 5 stages to identify key symptoms and monitor the evolution of the disease in patients with PD. It is necessary to apply this proof of concept in a properly designed study.