Quantitative EEG reflects Non-Dopaminergic Disease Severity in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disorder, caused by progressive degeneration of both dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons (Jellinger, 2012). Dopaminergic neurons account primarily for the characteristic motor symptoms of PD, whilst non-dopaminergic neurons account for non-motor symptoms such as impaired cognition, psychiatric manifestations or sleep disturbances. PD is typically treated with oral dopaminergic medication, which alleviates motor symptoms. However, medication-related motor complications occur in the majority of patients within 10 years of disease (Ahlskog et al., 2001).

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