Apathy Report for Patients Like You

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Patients

Experiencing Apathy
See all 519 patients currently experiencing Apathy
jpolden15 Sex: M Data Quality: 3 stars ALS: 13 yrs Wheelchair Bulbar: moderate Arms: severe Chest: moderate Legs: severe jpolden15 ▼ First Symptom: 05/00 Dx: 01/08
DrDOS Sex: M Data Quality: 2 stars MSA: 9 yrs Type: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Mood: Bad Cognition: Moderate Autonomic: Moderate Head: severe Arms: severe Legs: severe Tremors: severe DrDOS ▼ First Symptom: 04/04 Dx: 06/07
cwright7 Sex: M Data Quality: 1 star MSA: 4 yrs Type: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Mood: Very bad Cognition: Moderate Autonomic: Severe Head: severe Arms: severe Legs: severe Tremors: moderate cwright7 ▼ First Symptom: 03/09 Dx: 05/11

Apathy Report

Apathy is a psychological term for a state of indifference — where an individual is unresponsive or "indifferent" to aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. In Parkinson's disease, apathy may be independent of depression and is likely caused by changes in the frontal lobe of the brain.

What we've learned from patients who report Apathy

Symptom severities

Severe	110
Moderate	207
Mild	202
None	163

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Apathy

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Apathy
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Modafinil	1
Creative Writing/Poetry	1
Pristiq	1
Tysabri	1
Laughter	1
Alertec	1
Running	1
Sertraline	1
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)	1
Sun Lamp	1
Citalopram	1
GNC Ultra Mega Multivitamin	1
Sleep	1
Psychotherapy	1

Last updated: June 20, 2013