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[Clinical and functional characteristics of Parkinson's disease in patients with chronic kidney disease].

Key takeaways

Researchers compared 62 people with early to middle stage Parkinson's disease. Half of them, 31 people, also had moderate kidney disease, with a kidney filtering rate (eGFR) of 30 to 59, meaning the kidneys worked at roughly half speed. The study measured movement problems, thinking, and other symptoms in both groups. It is a snapshot taken at one point in time, so it shows a link between weaker kidneys and worse symptoms, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Yusupov FA · Abdykadyrov MS · Yusupov AF

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression · 2026
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42676203/