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Pathophysiology of non-motor signs in Parkinson’s disease: some
recent updating with brief presentation
Khaled Radad1* , Rudolf Moldzio2 , Christopher Krewenka2 , Barbara Kranner2, Wolf-Dieter Rausch2
1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
2Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Department for Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz
1A-1210, Vienna, Austria
*Correspondence: Khaled Radad, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526,
Egypt. khaledradad@hotmail.com
Academic Editor: Mahesh Narayan, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Received: October 21, 2022 Accepted: January 21, 2023 Published: February 27, 2023
Cite this article: Radad K, Moldzio R, Krewenka C, Kranner B, Rausch WD. Pathophysiology of non-motor signs in Parkinson’s
disease: some recent updating with brief presentation. Explor Neuroprot Ther. 2023;3:24–46. https://doi.org/10.37349/
ent.2023.00036
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting 1% of the population
above sixty years. It is caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors. Loss of
dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) is pathologically characterizing the disease
and responsible for the cardinal motor symptoms, most notably, bradykinesia, rest tremors, rigidity, and
loss of postural reflexes. Non-motor signs such as olfactory deficits, cognitive impairment, sleep behavior
disorders, and gastrointestinal disturbances are reflecting disturbances in the non-dopaminergic system.
They precede dopaminergic neuronal degenerations by 5–10 years and are considered the main contributors
to patients’ disability, particularly after the successful implementation of levodopa (L-dopa) treatment of
motor symptoms. The present general review aimed to briefly update non-motor signs and their underlying
pathophysiology in PD.
Keywords
Parkinson’s disease, non-motor signs, olfactory, depression, sleep disorders, constipation
Introduction
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most progressive neurological disorder after Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
affecting more than 6 million people worldwide [1]. The pathological hallmarks of the disease include the
loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the presence of eosinophilic
protein deposits, Lewy bodies (LBs), in the nigrostriatal region, other aminergic nuclei, and cortical and
limbic structures [2]. Also, there is growing evidence that has recently indicated that the pathology of PD
includes the peripheral nervous system. The authors suggested that such effect starts from the vagal nerve to
the brainstem, and finally to limbic and neocortical brain areas [2].
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Symptomatologically, PD is primarily known as a motor disorder characterized, most notably, by
bradykinesia, rest tremors, rigidity, and loss of postural reflexes. These motor symptoms and their
positive response to levodopa (L-dopa) treatment are currently considered the major criteria used in the
diagnosis of PD in clinical practice [3]. Since 2000, the view of PD as a motor disorder has been changed and
recognized as a multisystem neurodegenerative disorder combining both motor and non-motor symptoms [4, 5].
The response of motor signs to L-dopa makes non-motor signs the main contributors to patients’ disability in
PD. Non-motor signs occur earlier than motor symptoms and their targeted detection can play an important
role in the identification of PD patients and in developing novel neuroprotective therapies [5].
The present general review aimed to briefly update non-motor signs in PD and correlate them to their
underlying pathological mechanisms.
Non-motor signs in PD
In contrast to motor symptoms which have long been studied since discovery of PD by James Parkinson
in 1817, non-motor signs have recently elicited increasing interest [6]. At least, one non-motor sign is
exhibited by an overall 98% of patients with PD years or even decades prior to the diagnosis of PD. They
often are underdiagnosed and managed more difficulty, increasing with time and always complicating the
late stage of the disease [7]. They are attributed to the degeneration of the dopaminergic pathway or other
neuronal circuits [7]. Non-motor signs include olfactory dysfunction, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and
autonomic dysfunctions [8].
Olfactory dysfunctions
Olfactory dysfunctions, deficits in the sense of smell, in PD have been known as one of the earliest and
commonest non-motor signs. It has been described for more than 40 years in 1975 by Ansari and Johnson [9].
Olfactory dysfunction was reported to predate motor symptoms for about four years and presented in
about 90% of early-stage PD cases [10]. Recently, they receive much attention as a potentially reliable
marker for the preclinical diagnosis of PD. However, some previous studies showed that olfactory dysfunctions
are likewise present in other neurodegenerative diseases such as AD, and not specific to PD [11].
Clear underlying pathological mechanisms of olfactory dysfunction in PD are still unraveled. Nonetheless,
in the olfactory bulb (OB) [12]. In this context, Ross et al. [13] and Beach et al. [14] reported that LBs have
been found in the OB, olfactory sensory neurons, and several areas of the olfactory cortices of PD patients. In
their study, Hawkes et al. [15] found that LBs were seen in the OB of eight examined PD brains, particularly
in the anterior olfactory nucleus. Chen et al. [16
in the OB of rats by using adeno-associated virus serotypes 1 or 2 (AAV1/2) viral vector injection, leading
to a subsequent decrease of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) positive cell bodies and fibers in the substantia nigra
(SN) after 12 weeks of injection. Doty [10] attributed olfactory dysfunction in PD to a decrease in the number
of neurons in locus coeruleus (LC), raphe nuclei, and the nucleus basalis of Meynert. Stevenson et al. [12]
thin olfactory nerve layer and then the glomeruli of the OB where it can distribute through the dendrites of
tufted and mitral cells to other brain areas [17]. In parallel, it is hypothesized that PD-causing agents are
obtained from the nasal cavity into the OB, and subsequently, the agent gets access to other brain regions [18].
In summary, olfactory deficits are among the earliest non-motor signs of PD. They seem to be due to
mechanism to other brain regions including SN.
Neuropsychiatric manifestations
Neuropsychiatric signs are usually more debilitating than motor symptoms and are considered important
causes of excess disability in PD. They are still under-recognized and under-treated in clinical practices, and
their diagnosis is challenging despite their frequent occurrence in PD [19]. Neuropsychiatric manifestations
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include depression, anxiety, psychosis, apathy and fatigue, sleep disorders, cognitive impairment and
dementia, impulse control disorders, and others.
Depression
Based on the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria [20],
depression (also called a major depressive disorder) is defined as a mood disorder that causes individuals
to feel sadness and loss of interest in daily activities for a period of two weeks, in addition, to fatigue,
insomnia, weight loss, etc. Depressive disturbances are common in PD patients with a prevalence of
38% [21]. They can influence many other clinical aspects of the disease including inherent emotional
distress, motor and cognitive deficits, functional disability, and other psychiatric comorbidities [22]. They
are still, unfortunately, underrecognized and frequently undertreated even when identified [23]. While the
underlying mechanisms of depression in PD remain unclear, it is thought to result from a complex interaction
of medical, neurobiological, or psychological factors [22].
Neurobiological factors
Depression in PD was reported to be associated with the dysfunction of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic
pathways [24]. The theory of dopaminergic dysfunction is supported by the following observations in
depressed PD patients: (1) decreasing availability of dopamine transporter in the striatum [25] that
indicates extensive cell loss in the region and increased basal ganglia impairment [26], (2) decreasing
dopaminergic and noradrenaline innervation in emotion-related circuitry including the LC, anterior cingulate
cortex, thalamus, amygdala and ventral striatum [27] and (3) improvement of depressive symptoms by
dopamine agonists [28].
Regarding dysfunction of the non-dopaminergic pathway, noradrenergic and serotoninergic neuronal
dysfunctions may also play a role in the development of depression in PD [29]. In this context, Lieberman [30]
reported that the activity and number of serotoninergic neurons in the dorsal raphe and of noradrenergic
neurons in the LC are decreased. Bohnen et al. [31] and Meyer et al. [32] reported that depressed PD patients
showed decreased activity of acetylcholinesterase, a cholinergic marker, in the cerebral cortex, and reduced
acetylcholine-receptor binding in the fronto-parieto-occipital lobe and cingulate cortex, respectively. Using
the specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, Hemmerle et al. [24] reported that there are
significant differences in several brain structures outside the nigrostriatal system between PD patients with
and without depression. This includes cingulate and frontal gyruses [33], anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal
cortices [34], mediodorsal thalamic nuclei [35], and mediodorsal thalamus [36].
Moreover, there is growing evidence suggesting a genetic contribution to depression in PD [37]. In this
context, Arabia et al. [38] found that first-degree relatives of PD patients sometimes show signs of depression
at a higher rate indicating a familial susceptibility. Srivastava et al. [37] reported that relatives of early onset
PD patients that had heterozygous PARK2 mutations showed higher depression scores compared to those
without mutation in the PARK2 gene. Menza et al. [39] and Mössner et al. [40] suggested a relationship
between depressive symptoms in PD and serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, while, Zhang et al. [41]
reported that associations between serotonin or dopamine transporter genes and depression in PD have not
been observed.
Medical factors
Some studies link the occurrence of depression to the use of L-dopa in PD patients. For example,
Cummings [42] reported that PD patients, who take higher doses of L-dopa for a longer period of time, suffer
from depression, while patients stay non-depressed when treated with lower doses of L-dopa. Santamaria
and Tolosa [43] found that PD patients treated with L-dopa showed higher depression scores compared with
patients not treated with L-dopa when assessed with the Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory (MMPI).
This is because L-dopa may indirectly interfere with serotonergic function in the central nervous system
(CNS) [44]. Reversing the effect of L-dopa on serotonin by antidepressants strengthens this suggestion [45].
On the other hand, Choi et al. [46] found that long-term L-dopa therapy did not alter depression disorders in
a study involving 34 patients.
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Psychological factors
Psychological factors are suggested as relevant underlying mechanisms for depressive disorders in PD [47].
This suggestion is supported by the expression of higher rates of depressive symptoms by PD patients
compared to patients with chronic diseases suffering similar disabilities [48]. Higher rates of depressive
symptoms in PD patients may be attributed to fears about PD complications and their impact on the quality
of life [49]. On the other hand, McDonald et al. [50] argued that depression in PD patients is not attributed
to psychological factors but rather to ongoing neurodegeneration.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common psychiatric sign in PD patients with a prevalence of 20–40% [51]. It can lead to significant
impairment of cognitive, functional, motor, and social performance [52]. Common anxiety disorders include
social phobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder [53]. However, there are several theories
explaining the development of anxiety in PD, and clear underlying mechanisms are still out of hand. Anxiety
may be returned to combining effects of medical, neurochemical, and psychological mechanisms.
Neurochemical mechanism
Neurochemical alteration was reported to be implicated in the pathophysiology of anxiety [54]. In this
context, Martin et al. [55] reported that damage to the subcortical nuclei and disruption of dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] pathways in the basal ganglia-frontal circuits
may underlie anxiety in PD. When the authors employed [11C]RTI-32 positron emission tomography (PET)
to estimate dopamine and norepinephrine transporter binding in the striatal system, they found that the
intensity of anxiety was inversely proportional to the binding of [11C]RTI-32 in the thalamus, amygdala, and
LC in PD patients. These findings indicate that anxiety in PD patients might be associated with a loss of both
dopaminergic and noradrenergic innervation in the limbic system and LC [27].
Medical mechanism
Implication of PD medications in PD symptoms is still unclear. In this context, it was reported that anxiety
is unlikely to be a side effect of L-dopa therapy in PD [53] and 44% of patients with PD showed anxiety
before starting L-dopa therapy [56]. On the other hand, panic attacks were reported to be associated with
L-dopa treatment particularly in off-periods following declining L-dopa levels in the brain [57, 58]. Likewise,
some authors reported that the use of dopamine agonists did not affect anxiety degree in PD patients and
others reported the opposite results. For instance, Menza et al. [53] reported that treatment of PD patients
with pergolide did not affect anxiety. On the other hand, Lang et al. [59] found that anxiety was seen in 5
patients out of 26 patients treated with pergolide.
Psychological mechanisms
Anxiety may occur as a reactive response to the diagnosis of patients with PD [52]. In consistency, anxiety
in PD patients was more severe when compared with anxiety disorder resulting from chronic illnesses and
similar disabilities in non-PD patients [57]. However, PD patients are at greater risk of developing anxiety
before the diagnosis of PD suggesting that anxiety may be an early non-motor signs in PD patients [60].
Sleep disorders
Sleep disorders in PD patients are common and negatively affect patients’ quality of life and worsen their
symptoms [61]. They affect more than half of PD patients with a prevalence of 2–3.5 times more than in
healthy individuals [62]. Common sleep disorders in PD patients are excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS),
rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and insomnia [63]. However, most of the sleep disorders
that occur late in the course of PD, RBD, and EDS can be seen earlier even before motor signs [64]. Generally,
sleep disorders in PD may be caused as the result of some motor and nonmotor symptoms, some medication,
and degenerative changes in the brainstem [65].
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RBD
RBD is a parasomnia characterized by loss of muscle atonia and the occurrence of abnormal behaviors such
as dream-related vocalizations (e.g., talking, screaming, and shouting) and/or complex motor movement (e.g.,
punching and kicking) [66]. Most recent meta-analysis studies reported that the prevalence of RBD signs in
PD was 23.6% compared to 3.4% in control individuals [67]. Signs of RBD can occur in every stage of the
disease even before the diagnosis of PD [62]. RBD was reported to be caused by LB pathology in PD affecting
the brain stem structures that play a role in the regulation of rapid eye movement sleep [68].
Insomnia in PD
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder in PD that affects about 60% of PD patients [69]. It is defined as a
difficulty in sleep initiation, sleep maintenance problem, or early awakening (e.g., short duration) [70]. Sleep
fragmentation is among the most common sleep complaints [71]. It is known as an impairment of sleep
integrity (i.e. interruption of night sleep resulting in lighter sleep or wakefulness) [63].
The etiology of insomnia in PD is multifactorial [72]. Coe et al. [62] stated that neuronal damage
in the brain regions associated with sleep plays an essential role in insomnia. In addition, primary sleep
disorders such as altered dream phenomena, restless leg syndrome (RLS), RBD, and periodic leg movement
in sleep (PLMS), as well as PD-related symptoms including movement symptoms (e.g., nocturnal akinesia,
tremor, and rigidity) and non-motor signs (e.g., psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety), are contributing
to the pathogenesis of insomnia in PD [73]. Medically, drug-disease interaction was reported to be associated
with insomnia in PD patients. For example, Gómez-Esteban et al. [71] found that wearing-off of dopaminergic
medication overnight may lead to insomnia. Chahine et al. [74] reported that dopamine receptor 1 (D1)
and D2 activation by higher doses of dopaminergic medications at bedtime is correlated with poor
sleep quality.
EDS
EDS is chronic or episodic sleepiness that occurs during the day in PD patients [63]. It was reported that
EDS occurs in 55% of PD patients compared to 16–19% of control individuals [75]. EDS was also reported
to be a possible risk factor for the future development of PD [76]. EDS in PD is attributable to disruption
of the quality of night sleep, neurodegeneration in brain areas responsible for sleep and wake, and
antiparkinsonian medications [77].
Deterioration of night sleep quality was reported to be associated with RBD [78] and RLS [79].
However, some studies demonstrated no difference in subjective sleepiness between PD patients with or
without RBD and RLS [80]. Moreover, the deterioration of night sleep quality can be produced by anxiety
and depression, and cognitive dysfunction in PD patients [63].
Degeneration of neurons controlling wakefulness and sleep could lead to sleep disorders including
EDS [81]. Moreover, some studies linked polymorphism in the catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT)
val158met gene and the intron in the gene encoding phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) which affect synaptic
dopamine levels and memory consolidation, respectively, to EDS [82, 83].
Dopaminergic medications were shown to produce sleep attacks in PD patients. In this context, there
are several studies the demonstrated that dopamine agonists or L-dopa are associated with increased
daytime sleepiness in PD patients [84]. However several other studies showed no significant
association [85
patients compared to control individuals [86] and some other studies failed to show a significant difference
in EDS between newly diagnosed PD and control [87].
Psychosis
In brief, psychosis is defined as a loss of reality, and in PD; it takes the forms of hallucinations and/or other
psychotic disturbances such as illusions or delusions [88]. It is considered one of the most frequent and
disabling non-motor signs in PD with a prevalence of 20–70% in advanced disease stages [89]. Among
psychotic signs, visual hallucination is the most common in PD and occurs frequently in dim light or at the
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end of the day [90]. It is classified into formed and minor variants: formed visual hallucinations include
various contents such as persons, animals, or objects while minor hallucinations include illusions such as
the presence or passage of an object [91]. Both variants are present in 22.2% and 25.5% of PD patients [88].
In PD patients, auditory hallucinations occur less frequently than visual hallucinations. They are
usually occurring in the form of indistinct sounds, e.g., radio sound in the room, music playing on the street,
or talking outside the room [92].
Delusions are supposed to be associated with disease progression and cognitive impairment [93].
In a study comparing isolated delusions and delusions with hallucinations, Warren et al. [93] found that
delusions were primarily paranoid in nature (83% of cases).
The risk factors for the development of PD psychosis include older age, longer duration of illness, greater
severity of illness, dementia, delirium or depression, sleep disorders, and use of dopaminergic agonists [94].
The underlying mechanisms of PD psychosis remain poorly understood and it may result from
the interplay of neuronal degeneration, and abnormalities in neurochemical transmitters and neural
structures [88]. In this context, Samudra et al. [88] reported that visual hallucinations may be resulted from
excessive stimulation of striatal/mesolimbic dopamine receptors. In consistency, Thanvi et al. [95] found that
stimulation of dopamine receptors by the dopamine agonist, amphetamine, produced psychosis, and blocking
of dopamine receptors by antipsychotics relieves psychosis. Bosboom et al. [96] reported that loss of cholinergic
neurons and subsequent cholinergic deficits may be associated with visual hallucinations in PD psychosis.
Klawans and Ringel [97] reported that degeneration of some of the 5-HT pathways may play an important
role in PD psychosis. The authors stated that the improvement of psychosis with the 5-HT3 receptor
antagonist, ondansetron, and neuroleptics that have blocking effects on serotonin and dopamine receptors
support the concept [97]. Structurally, Sanchez-Castaneda et al. [98] found a significant reduction in the
volume of grey matter in the lingual gyrus and superior parietal lobe, regions involved in higher-order visual
processing, in PD patients with hallucinations compared to non-hallucinating patients. Ibarretxe-Bilbao et
al. [99] also observed hippocampal atrophy in PD patients with hallucinations. Moreover, it was reported
that abnormalities of visual processing may be implicated in the generation of hallucinations [100]. Using
functional MRI, Stebbins et al. [101] found that PD patients with hallucination showed visual stimulation as
the result of frontal and subcortical activation and a decreased cerebral activation in the occipital, parietal,
and temporal-parietal areas compared to the non-hallucinator patients.
At the metabolic level, it was reported that decreased perfusion, glucose metabolism, and blood flow
to some brain regions can be associated with PD hallucinations. For instance, Okada et al. [102] found that
decreased glucose metabolism in the posterior brain region was seen in PD patients with hallucination by the
aid of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or PET. The authors also observed a decrease in
the flow of cerebral blood to the left temporal and temporal-occipital lobes in hallucinating PD patients [102].
Genetically, multiple studies showed the association in the polymorphism of several genes including
apolipoprotein E, cholecystokinin system, dopamine receptors and transporters, serotonin, COMT,
angiotensin converting enzyme and tau, and hallucinations in PD [103].
Apathy
Apathy is a common neuropsychiatric sign in PD patients with a prevalence of 39.8% [104]. It is identified as
a lack of goal-directed behavior because of a reduction of feeling, interest, emotional reactivity, and
motivation [105]. The definite physiopathological mechanism mediating the occurrence of apathetic
symptoms in PD is still unclear. However, compromising of the basal ganglia was reported as a major
contributing factor [106]. In addition, Dujardin et al. [107] reported that dementia, depression, and disease
progression can play a role in the development of apathetic symptoms. Also, Braak et al. [108] found that
defects in the mesocorticolimbic system and reward processing are proposed as an etiopathogenic factor for
apathy in PD. Apathy has a major impact on the patients’ quality of life and caregivers. Clinical differentiation
of apathetic symptoms from symptoms of depression may help in finding individual treatment approaches
for apathetic symptoms [109].
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Fatigue
Fatigue is a common non-motor symptom with a prevalence of 33–80% in PD patients. It can be defined as
an excessive sense of tiredness, lack of energy, weakness, and exhaustion (subjective fatigue) or as a loss
of correspondence between efforts and performances (objective fatigue) [110]. One-third of patients see
fatigue as the most disabling symptom that worsens their quality of life [111].
There is much evidence that suggests that fatigue is a primary manifestation rather than a secondary
symptom. This suggestion is supported by the findings of Schrag et al. [112] who reported that fatigue
is not associated with motor signs and disease progression in most patients, respectively. Moreover,
the absence of such an association supports the hypothesis that fatigue in PD may result from the
disruption of non-dopaminergic pathways [113]. Primary pathophysiological mechanisms of fatigue
in PD may include chronic neuroinflammation [114], altered monoaminergic neurotransmission, and
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis [115]. On the other hand, some studies indicated that fatigue
can be associated with depression, sleep disorders, apathy, and anxiety [116], worsened with disease
progression [117] and present in one-third of drug-naive patients in the initial motor stage of the disease [118].
Moreover, Kluger and Friedman [119] found that fatigue may occur as a homeostatic mechanism to control
energy utilization. Taken together, investigation of the definite underlying mechanisms of fatigue can help in
finding therapeutic approaches that control this important non-motor sign.
Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairment is the most common among non-motor signs leading to a significant reduction in the
quality of life [120]. Cognitive impairment varies from subjective cognitive decline (SCD) to mild cognitive
impairment (MCI) to PD dementia (PDD) [121].
SCD
In the SCD group, cognitive decline is usually noted by the patients, family members, or health personnel with
a prevalence of 28.1% in de novo PD cohort [122], while cognitive test performance is in the normal range.
SCD was reported to be associated with an increased risk of future cognitive decline [123].
MCI
MCI occurs in approximately 14.8–42.5 % of PD patients and is evident in 10–20% of patients at the time of
diagnosis [124]. Cognitive deficits in MCI can be detected by various neuropsychological observations but
do not significantly disrupt daily living [121]. In which, the most affected domains are executive, memory,
visuospatial, attention tasks, and less frequent language impairment [125]. MCI may develop into dementia
but some PD-MCI patients remain stable and others can revert to normal cognition [126].
PDD
PDD affects up to 90% of patients [127]. PDD results in a more devastating cognitive impairment, affects
more than one area of cognition, and significantly impairs daily activities [121]. PDD involves executive,
visuospatial, attention, and memory impairment; with the language usually preserved [128]. However, little
is known about the mechanisms mediating cognitive decline in PD, symptoms probably occur as the result
of changes in neuronal integrity, neurochemical deficits, cerebro-vascular pathology, and others.
Pathologically, degeneration of the nucleus basalis of Meynert precedes and can predict the onset of
cognitive impairment [129]. The authors also observed decreasing the volume of grey matter and increasing
diffusivity in the nucleus basalis of Meynert in PD with cognitive impairment compared to patients
without impairment [130].
LB pathology in different brain regions was seen as an important correlate of cognitive decline in PD [123].
In this context, Hely et al. [130] suggested that cortical and limbic involvement by LB and Lewy neurites are
the dominant changes in PDD. Smith et al. [131
or neocortex in a study including 41 autopsies from pathologically verified PD cases with dementia and
these changes were more frequent than in non-demented PD patients. In addition, amyloid plaque pathology
was evidenced as a significant contributor to one-third of patients with PDD [123]. In consistency, Painous and
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Marti [132
transgenic mice models that the interaction between the three proteins resulted in the acceleration of
neuropathology and cognitive decline [133].
Changes in cortical synapses can affect cognition in PD [123]. Whitfield et al. [134] and Bereczki et al. [135]
found that reduced levels of zinc transporter 3, a marker of synaptic plasticity, and two key synaptic proteins,
neurogranin and synaptosomal associated protein 25, are associated with cognition in PD. Neurogranin
levels were found to be increased in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in PD patients with cognitive decline [135].
Due to that, it can act as a potential biomarker to predict future cognitive decline [123].
Neurochemically, the dopaminergic system was reported to contribute to some of the cognitive
problems in PD. For example, Christopher et al. [136] revealed that executive dysfunction has been associated
with the deficiency of striatal dopamine and D2 receptors in the insula lobe region in PD-MCI patients.
Christopher et al. [137] showed that PD patients with memory impairment had a significant reduction in the
binding activity to D2 receptors in the regions of the insular cortex, parahippocampal gyrus, and anterior
cingulate cortex compared to patients without cognitive impairment.
Besides the dopaminergic system, there is growing evidence indicating that a number of non-dopaminergic
neurotransmitter systems may contribute to cognitive decline in PD [138]. Of which, the cholinergic system is
affected early in PD and contributes to cognitive decline [123]. In this context, it was reported that there were
greater reductions of choline acetyltransferase activity in the hippocampal, prefrontal, and temporal cortex
in PDD than in non-demented PD patients [139]. Moreover, Vorovenci and Antonini [140] and Ko et al. [141]
showed that increased activity of adenosine A2A receptors expressed by striatal gamma-aminobutyric acid
(GABA)-ergic neurons located in the thalamus and neocortex is associated with worsening of cognition.
Aarsland et al. [123] demonstrated that monoaminergic nuclei as serotonergic raphe and noradrenergic LC
nuclei may affect cognitive activity in PD patients. This is attributable to their effects on the activity of the
synaptic network.
Other factors such as cerebrovascular pathology, mitochondrial alteration, and neuroinflammation
may play a role in cognitive decline in PD. Compta et al. [142] reported that parietal occipital white matter
hyperintensities were associated with PDD and can predict longitudinal cognitive decline among patients
with MCI. However, Schwartz et al. [143] stated that there is no correlation between the severity of
subcortical small vessel diseases and PDD. Mitochondria are crucial for synaptic activities and a relationship
123]. In a postmortem study, Gatt et al. [144]
found that mitochondrial complex I deficiency and decreased levels of mitochondrial DNA in the prefrontal
cortex occur excessively in PDD than in patients without dementia. Neuroinflammation was reported to
have an implication on cognitive decline in PD [145], and increased levels of CSF cytokines are found to be
associated with cognitive impairment in PD [146]. Moreover in an imaging study, Petrou et al. [147] showed
an association between diabetes, loss of grey matter, and cognitive impairment in PD.
Autonomic dysfunctions
Autonomic dysfunctions are an important group of non-motor signs in PD. They have been recognized
since discovering the disease [148]. Recently, there is increasing evidence that autonomic dysfunctions have
an important role in the early prediction and diagnosis of PD. Autonomic dysfunctions include urinary and
sexual dysfunction, cardiovascular dysregulation, gastrointestinal disturbances, pupillo-motor and tear
abnormalities, and thermoregulatory aberrance [149].
Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common cardiovascular symptom of PD [148]. It is defined as a decrease
150]. The estimated prevalence of OH is about 30% in PD [151] and 40% in
early stage PD patients [152]. OH affects negatively patients’ quality of life as it disrupts cognitive abilities
and increases health care utilization [153]. Clinical signs associated with OH are caused by the reduction
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of blood flow to different body organs particularly the brain. Cerebral hypoperfusion with blood can lead
to visual disturbances, dizziness, transient cognitive impairment, and loss of consciousness (syncope). In
general, OH may result in fatigue, chest pain, dyspnea, and falls [154]. The mechanisms of OH in PD can be
centrally mediated by degeneration of brain autonomic centers or peripherally resulting from post-ganglionic
lesions [155]. Some antiparkinsonian drugs are reported to cause OH. For instance, it was reported that
L-dopa [156], some dopamine agonists [157
and selegiline [158] have been recognized as a potential factor for inducing OH.
Bladder disturbances
Micturition centers in the pons and frontal lobe control bladder emptying by both reflexive and voluntary
mechanisms. During filling, relaxation of the bladder wall and contraction of the internal sphincter is
maintained by the sympathetic nervous system. On the other hand, bladder contraction and relaxation of the
internal sphincter as well as reciprocal inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system are controlled by the
pontine micturition center during the voiding stage [159].
Urinary dysfunctions are common in PD with a prevalence of more than 50% [160] and usually occur
after the development of motor symptoms [161]. Bladder dysfunctions in PD patients are manifested by
symptoms of incontinence and retention. Incontinence symptoms are more common and include frequency,
nocturnal urine, and urgency. Retention-based signs consist of decreased urinary stream, intermittent stream,
straining to void, and sensation of incomplete emptying [161].
Bladder dysfunction in PD was reported to result from impairment of the frontal basal ganglia D1
dopaminergic circuit which controls the lower sacral micturition reflex. This alteration leads to the disinhibition
of the micturition reflex which results in detrusor overactivity and overactive bladder symptoms [161].
Degenerative changes in the brainstem nuclei including the pontine micturition and continence centers
may be associated with symptoms of bladder storage in PD. This may be because urinary functions are
coordinated by the pontine micturition and continence centers in lower brainstem nuclei [162]. Moreover,
Kitta et al. [163] found in a PET study that periaqueductal grey, supplementary motor area, cerebellar vermis,
insula, putamen, and thalamus are activated during detrusor overactivity in PD.
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction is common in PD and is usually associated with depression [164]. Raciti et al. [165]
reported that 68% and 53% of men and women with PD complained sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction
has a major impact on the quality of life of PD patients [166]. In men, the most prevalent sexual dysfunctions
include erectile dysfunction [167], premature ejaculation [168], and decreased desire [169]. In women,
common sexual disorders include a decrease in sexual life, low sexual desire, arousal and lubrication problems,
and orgasmic difficulties [167]. Sexual behavior is a multifactorial process requiring coordination between
person’s mental, autonomic, sensory, and motor systems. The sexual process is also depending on the proper
function of the neurologic, vascular, and endocrine systems. Many of these aspects can be disrupted in PD
patient’s particularly physical and mental systems [169]. In addition, testosterone deficiency is another
possible explanation for lower sexual interest in men suffering from PD [170]. Orgasmic dysfunction in men,
vaginal tightness, and urinary incontinence in women increase depression in PD patients [171]. But also
increased sexuality was reported (sexual preoccupation behavior) [172]. Sexual desire discrepancy, in which
the frequent demands for sex by patients, mainly men, was reported to be created by restoring desire after
the initiation of antiparkinsonian therapy with dopaminergic agents and decreased desire in the partner
associated with burden and depression [173].
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Gastrointestinal dysfunctions are the commonest among autonomic nervous system impairments [174]
and could be considered as earlier biomarkers for PD [175]. They have been reported to occur in 60–80%
of patients and greatly affect patients’ quality of life [176]. Moreover, gastrointestinal disorders in PD
patients are common causes of emergency admission. Also, they can cause severe complications including
malnutrition, intestinal obstruction and intestinal perforation, megacolon, and pulmonary aspiration [177].
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The most common gastrointestinal disorders in PD include sialorrhea, dysphagia, gastroparesis, small
intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and constipation.
Sialorrhea
Sialorrhea, excessive salivation, is a common symptom in PD affecting about 10–84% of patients [178].
Drooling affects the quality of life of both patients and carers [179]. Production of saliva in PD was reported
to be unchanged and drooling seems to occur as the result of (1) dysphagia with infrequent swallowing of
saliva [180], (2) facial muscle rigidity with lingual bradykinesia and depression of swallowing efficiency [181],
and (3) cognitive problems [178].
Dysphagia
Dysphagia occurs in about 11–81% of patients with PD and increases with the disease progression [182].
Swallowing impairment reduces patients’ quality of life, affects the intake of medications, and can lead to
aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition [183]. The pathophysiology of dysphagia in PD is complex and
involves both dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic mechanisms [184]. In this context, Polychronis et al. [185]
stated that dysfunction of the dopaminergic neural network may affect the supramedullary swallowing
system and cause dysphagia in PD. Mu et al. [186] reported that LBs in non-dopaminergic brain areas and
dysphagia in PD. Schröder et al. [187] correlated reduced concentration of substance P, a neuropeptide with
a lot of functions but also associated with cough and swallowing reflex, to the occurrence of dysphagia in
PD patients.
Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a long-term condition characterized by the presence of stomach fullness and inability
to complete meals for about 12 weeks together with delayed gastric emptying according to the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). In addition, scintigraphy and upper
gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed no obstructive lesions [188]. It is a common symptom in PD,
observed in about 70–100% of patients, and may occur in both early and advanced stages of the
disease [189]. Gastroparesis affects the nutritional status and quality of life of PD patients. Moreover, it may
lead to inadequate absorption of oral anti-PD medications resulting in response fluctuations [190]. So far,
the pathophysiology of gastric dysmotility has not been understood well. However, Heimrich et al. [191]
found that functional deficits in gastric pacemaker cells (interstitial cells of Cajal) were not responsible
for changes in gastric motility in PD by using an electromagnetic capsule system. The authors returned
gastroparesis in PD to disturbances in neurohumoral signals via the vagus nerve and myenteric plexus [191].
It was also reported that some anti-PD medications such as L-dopa can lead to the development of delayed
gastric emptying [188].
SIBO
SIBO is known as the presence of an extraordinary number of bacteria in the small intestine [153]. Its
prevalence in PD patients ranges in some recent studies from 54% to 67% [190]. While Gabrielli et al. [190]
postulated that SIBO may be resulted from impaired gut motility, Gibson and Barrett [192] reported
that SIBO may itself increase gut motility and lead to less severe constipation and tenesmus. This could
be explained by the exposure of the intestinal wall to bacterial metabolites and toxins which increase
intestinal motility [192].
Constipation
Constipation is known as a decrease in the bowel movement to less than three movements a week. It is
considered one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms in PD patients affecting about 50–80% of
patients. Constipation often occurs early in PD and may precede motor symptoms by several years [193].
Underlying mechanisms of constipation in PD seem to be multifactorial. Besides risk factors such as physical
weakness and lifestyle risks such as reduced fluid intake and medication side effects [194], disease-related
pathomechanisms include slow intestinal transit and outlet obstruction [195]. Dysregulation of the central
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and peripheral parasympathetic system was reported as a cause of delayed colonic transit [196]. Also,
alteration in the sacral parasympathetic nuclei and pelvic ganglia may enhance outlet obstruction [196]. Also,
of the colon, and neuronal loss in the mesenteric and submucosal plexi were implicated in constipation
in PD [155].
Other signs
Weight loss
Compared to healthy controls, many studies revealed that PD patients showed lower body mass index (BMI)
with a prevalence of 11.6 [197]. It was reported to occur earlier in the disease preceding motor signs [4].
The etiology seems to be multifactorial including hyposmia, dyskinesias, gastrointestinal disorders such as
difficulty chewing, dysphagia, intestinal hypomotility, nausea, depression, apathy, medication side effects,
and increased energy consumption due to involuntary movements, and muscular rigidity [198]. In addition,
weight loss in PD patients may be related to intrinsic physiological changes of neurodegeneration. In this
context, Munhoz and Ribas [199] found that PD patients with weight loss showed lower levels of leptin
and insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1) compared to PD patients without weight loss. Weight loss is
generally associated with poor quality of life and health that can lead to rapid PD progression [200].
Pain
Pain is a common non-motor sign in PD and approximately 30–50% of patients complained of pain during
the course of the disease [201]. Classification of pain is complex and the most commonly used classification
system in clinical practice is Ford’s classification. Ford’s classification includes musculoskeletal, dystonic,
neuropathic/radicular, central or primary, and akathisia. It utilizes an approach that involves the cause of
pain and its relation to the motor symptoms [202]. Musculoskeletal pain is the most common type and is
associated with bradykinesia, and muscle rigidity [203]. Dystonic pain is associated with sustained or
intermittent muscle contractions. Its occurrence in the early morning or as a wearing off phenomenon indicates
dopaminergic deficiency [202]. Neuropathic/radicular pain is a much localized pain that limited to a nerve
or nerve root territory and has neuropathic characteristics such as burning, paresthesia, and electric-shock
like [204]. It is thought to be associated with focal compression that occurs with degenerative joint disease in
most PD patients [202]. Central or primary pain has neuropathic characteristics and may occur as the result
of impaired central modulation of pain due to dopaminergic deficiency in the basal ganglia [205]. Akathisia is
an inner restless feeling and inability to remain still with a desire to move or change position. It is suggested
that akathisia results from dopamine dysfunction in the dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic pathway [206].
Pain results from both central and peripheral mechanisms. Central mechanisms consist of altered pain
processing, lower pain threshold, and motor/non-motor fluctuations. Altered inflammatory signals and
L-dopa-induced vitamin B12 deficiency comprise peripheral mechanisms [207]. In addition, polymorphism
in genes that increase pain susceptibility may play a role in the occurrence of pain in PD [208]. Polyneuropathy
could occur in patients treated with high doses of L-dopa in an advanced stage of the disease [209]. Pain in
PD disease also can be associated with a number of other non-motor signs including depression, sleep, and
autonomic symptoms [210].
The discussed non-motor signs were listed with their prevalence and references in Table 1.
Table 1. Non-motor signs in PD and their prevalence
Non-motor signs Prevalence in PD patients Reference
Olfactory dysfunction 90% of early stage PD cases [10]
Neuropsychiatric manifestations
Depression 40–55% [21]
Anxiety 20–40% [51]
Sleep disorders
RBD 23.6% [41]
Insomnia 55% [69]
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Table 1. Non-motor signs in PD and their prevalence (continued)
Non-motor signs Prevalence in PD patients Reference
EDS 55% [75]
Psychosis 20–70% [89]
Apathy 39.8% [104]
Fatigue 33–80% [110 ]
Cognitive impairment
SCS 28.1% [122]
MCI 25–30% [124]
PDD 90% [127]
Autonomic dysfunctions
OH 30–40% [151]
Bladder disturbances 50% [160]
Sexual dysfunction 68% in men and 53% in women [165]
Gastrointestinal disturbances
Sialorrhea 10–84% [178]
Dysphagia 11–81% [182]
Gastroparesis 70–100% [188]
Small intestine bacterial over growth 54–67% [190]
Constipation 5–80% [193]
Others
Weight loss 11.6% [196]
Pain 30–50% [201]
Conclusion
However, PD has been recognized as a motor disease since its discovery, it is now recognized as a
multisystem disorder combining both motor and non-motor signs. Non-motor signs are usually attributed
to neurobiological, medical and psychological factors. Their impact is greater than motor signs particularly
in the late stage of the disease. Research on how to diagnose and control non-motor signs is of great importance
to improve patients’ quality of life.
Abbreviations
5-HT: 5-hydroxytryptamine
D2: dopamine receptor 2
EDS: excessive daytime sleepiness
L-dopa: levodopa
LBs: Lewy bodies
LC: locus coeruleus
MCI: mild cognitive impairment
OB: olfactory bulb
OH: orthostatic hypotension
PD: Parkinson’s disease
PDD: Parkinson’s disease dementia
PET: positron emission tomography
RBD: rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
RLS: restless leg syndrome
SCD: subjective cognitive decline
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SIBO: small intestine bacterial overgrowth
Declarations
Author contributions
KR: Conceptualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. RM: Conceptualization,
Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. CK: Software, Writing—original draft. BK: Software,
Writing—original draft. WDR: Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation.
Conflicts of interest
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