Impact of Uncontrolled Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease: Real-World Insights from the PROSPECT Observational Study
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Authors
- Sam Colman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7749-6345)
- Oriol de Fàbregues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3518-5338)
- Tomoko Oeda
- Koray Onuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-6537)
- Alberto J. Espay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-136X)
- Connie H. Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-4666)
- Lars Bergmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8603-8549)
- Delaram Safarpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-2049)
- Drew Falconer
- Justyna R. Sarna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3308-1540)
- David Ledingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-2666)
- Pavnit Kukreja
- Alexander Lehn
- Pilar Sanchez Alonso
- Luc Defebvre
- Fabienne Ory-Magne
- Kazuko Hasegawa
- David Houghton
- Tiago A. Mestre
Institutions
- Inova Health System (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Ochsner Medical Center (US)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- AbbVie (United States) (US)
- Kyoto Medical Center (JP)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (ES)
- National Sagamihara Hospital (JP)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (GB)
- National Hospital Organization (JP)
- Tokyo National Hospital (JP)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Therapy
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-026-03793-z
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AbbVie