Age, Depression, Other Factors Linked to Fatigue Progression, Study Finds
Sep 23, 2020 07:00 am | Diana Campelo Delgado
 Fatigue increases over time in people with Parkinson’s disease and is associated with several factors, including sex, age, depression symptoms, and higher cognitive function, a study has found. The results of the longitudinal study, “Progression of fatigue in Parkinson’s disease – A nine-year follow-up,” were published in the European Journal of Neurology. Fatigue, or unrelenting exhaustion, is […]
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