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Review
. 2021;30(6):501-507.
doi: 10.1159/000518261. Epub 2021 Jul 7.

Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Primer for the Practicing Clinician

Lorenzo Falsetti  1 , Giovanna Viticchi  2 , Vincenzo Zaccone  1 , Nicola Tarquinio  3 , Lorenzo Nobili  1 , Cinzia Nitti  1 , Aldo Salvi  1 , Gianluca Moroncini  4 , Mauro Silvestrini  2
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Review

Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Primer for the Practicing Clinician

Lorenzo Falsetti et al. Med Princ Pract. 2021.

Abstract

Chronic respiratory disorders represent a world epidemic. Their incidence and prevalence in the world population is increasing, and especially among elderly subjects, they are commonly associated with other pathologies, often generating a status of high clinical complexity. Neurology, internal medicine, and pneumology specialists should be aware of the common background of these disorders in order to treat correctly the patient's comorbid state and optimize the treatment considering potential overlaps. In this review, we aimed to focus on the relationships between chronic respiratory disorders and chronic neurodegenerative diseases at different levels; we review the shared risk factors and the interactions between disorders, the indications to explore respiratory function in neurodegenerative diseases, pathology-pathology and drug-pathology interactions in patients affected by both chronic neurologic and respiratory diseases.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Neurologic diseases; Parkinson’s disease; Respiratory diseases.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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