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Abstract

Parkinson’s disease involves widespread neurodegeneration that extends far beyond the basal ganglia, giving rise to a diverse range of non-motor symptoms that frequently emerge before motor onset. These include autonomic dysfunction, cognitive decline, neuropsychiatric disturbances, sleep-related disorders, and sensory deficits. Here, we synthesize current evidence on the anatomical, neurochemical, and network-level mechanisms that drive these symptoms, and we examine how they shape disease progression and clinical heterogeneity. We highlight the limitations of dopamine-centric models and advocate for a framework that treats non-motor symptoms as the disorder’s primary, mechanistically distinct features. We also discuss how emerging technologies—such as multi-omic profiling, artificial intelligence, and network neuroscience—enable earlier identification, stratification of non-motor phenotypes, and the development of precision-based therapeutic strategies. Recognizing non-motor symptoms as central to Parkinson’s disease redefines how the disorder should be diagnosed, studied, and treated.

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Title
Redefining Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
Author
Peña-Zelayeta, Laura 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Delgado-Minjares, Karen M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Villegas-Rojas, Marcos M 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; León-Arcia, Karen 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Santiago-Balmaseda, Alberto 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Andrade-Guerrero, Jesús 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pérez-Segura, Isaac 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ortega-Robles, Emmanuel 1 ; Soto-Rojas, Luis O 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Arias-Carrión, Oscar 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento y Sueño, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico; [email protected] (L.P.-Z.); [email protected] (E.O.-R.) 
 Laboratorio de Patogénesis Molecular, Laboratorio 4, Edificio A4, Carrera Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico; [email protected] (K.M.D.-M.); [email protected] (M.M.V.-R.); [email protected] (K.L.-A.); [email protected] (A.S.-B.); [email protected] (J.A.-G.); [email protected] (I.P.-S.), Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico 
 Laboratorio de Patogénesis Molecular, Laboratorio 4, Edificio A4, Carrera Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico; [email protected] (K.M.D.-M.); [email protected] (M.M.V.-R.); [email protected] (K.L.-A.); [email protected] (A.S.-B.); [email protected] (J.A.-G.); [email protected] (I.P.-S.), Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico 
 Laboratorio de Patogénesis Molecular, Laboratorio 4, Edificio A4, Carrera Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico; [email protected] (K.M.D.-M.); [email protected] (M.M.V.-R.); [email protected] (K.L.-A.); [email protected] (A.S.-B.); [email protected] (J.A.-G.); [email protected] (I.P.-S.), Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, Mexico, Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Unidad de Posgrado, Edificio A, 1° Piso, Circuito de Posgrados, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510, Mexico 
 Laboratorio de Patogénesis Molecular, Laboratorio 4, Edificio A4, Carrera Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico; [email protected] (K.M.D.-M.); [email protected] (M.M.V.-R.); [email protected] (K.L.-A.); [email protected] (A.S.-B.); [email protected] (J.A.-G.); [email protected] (I.P.-S.) 
 Laboratorio de Patogénesis Molecular, Laboratorio 4, Edificio A4, Carrera Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico; [email protected] (K.M.D.-M.); [email protected] (M.M.V.-R.); [email protected] (K.L.-A.); [email protected] (A.S.-B.); [email protected] (J.A.-G.); [email protected] (I.P.-S.), Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, Mexico 
 Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento y Sueño, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico; [email protected] (L.P.-Z.); [email protected] (E.O.-R.), Experimental Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14389, Mexico 
First page
172
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20754426
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3212027180
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.