Smiling corresponds to the psychomotor function in Parkinson's disease.
Smiling corresponds to the psychomotor function in Parkinson's disease.
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微笑对应于帕金森病的精神运动功能。
DOI:
10.1007/s13760-012-0099-9
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发表时间:
2012
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Mitsui T.
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作者:
Kawamura K;Arii Y;Mitsui T.
The facial expression is a primary communication tool in human social life at all ages and in all countries. At a medical office, a physician can judge physical and/or mental problems from the facial expression of a patient in the consulting room. A physician considers a patient to be well when he or she seems to be happy. However, there is no method of evaluating the facial expression of patients. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and numerous non-motor symptoms, including cognitive and mood disturbances [1, 2]. PD patients show a characteristic countenance, the ‘‘masked’’or ‘‘poker’’face, which is presumed to be caused by bradykinesia of the facial muscles as well as psychological problems. However, the patients sometimes smile when they are feeling well.We tried to determine whether the degree of smile was associated with the psychomotor symptoms in PD using a real time smile detector, SmileScanTM (OMRON, Tokyo, Japan). We prepared five questions. The 20-s mean smile ratio (0–100%) was measured, while a patient in on state was asked the questions. The smile ratio was measured once again on another day, and the average of the two smile ratios was obtained. PD patients (n= 62; age, 70.59±1.88