Screening Tools for Sarcopenia in Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease: Assessing the Accuracy of SARC-F and Calf Circumference - Concepedia

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Screening Tools for Sarcopenia in Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease: Assessing the Accuracy of SARC-F and Calf Circumference

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2023

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João Rafael Gomes de Luna, Danielle Pessoa Lima, Vlademir Carneiro Gomes, Samuel Brito de Almeida, Pauliana Alencar Monteiro, Antônio Brazil Viana Júnior, Thabta Aparecida Marques da Silva, Letícia Brasil Gradvohl, L Bruno, Miriam Lindsay Silva Marques,

Journal of Parkinson s Disease

Abstract

We found low prevalence of confirmed sarcopenia among PD patients. We propose that healthcare providers introduce measuring CC, which is a quick and inexpensive method to assess for sarcopenia in PD patients.

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