TY  - JOUR
AU  - Poplawska-Domaszewicz, Karolina
AU  - Kaasinen, Valtteri
AU  - van der Plas, Anton Adriaan
AU  - Barbosa, Pedro Melo
AU  - Heim, Beatrice
AU  - Slawek, Jaroslaw
AU  - Falup-Pecurariu, Cristian
AU  - Pirtosek, Zvezdan
AU  - Storch, Alexander
AU  - Chen, Rosabel
AU  - Schröter, Nils
AU  - Jost, Wolfgang H
AU  - Chaudhuri, K Ray
TI  - Management of neuropsychiatric, motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson´s disease after long distance air travel: a consensus view.
JO  - Journal of neural transmission
VL  - 132
IS  - 11
SN  - 0375-9245
CY  - Wien [u.a.]
PB  - Springer
M1  - DZNE-2025-01292
SP  - 1699 - 1703
PY  - 2025
AB  - High altitude airline travel can have various effects on health in normal subjects. The effect of airline long distance travelling at high altitude on Parkinson's disease is not clearly known, and occasional reports suggest that after long-haul flights parkinsonian motor and aspects of nonmotor states may worsen temporarily. Worsening of parkinsonian state may be linked to air travel related dehydration, hypoxic effect of decreased oxyhaemoglobin saturation, jet lag, alteration in timing of drug intake as well as potential effect on sleep wake cycle and autonomic dysfunction causing syncope. Although symptoms are generally reversible, appropriate pre-travel planning, personalized to Parkinson's disease subtype and disease, is essential to mitigate risks. Here, we provide an evidence-based overview of challenges and management strategies for Parkinson's disease patients undertaking long-distance air travel.
KW  - Humans
KW  - Parkinson Disease: therapy
KW  - Parkinson Disease: complications
KW  - Parkinson Disease: physiopathology
KW  - Air Travel
KW  - Consensus
KW  - Airline travel (Other)
KW  - Dehydration (Other)
KW  - Hypoxia (Other)
KW  - Nonmotor (Other)
KW  - Parkinson’s disease (Other)
KW  - Syncope (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:40986033
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00702-025-02982-4
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/282331
ER  -