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. 2023 Aug 4;22(10):1606–1620. doi: 10.2174/1570159X21666230731110709

Table 2.

Proposed motor and non-motor subtypes of Parkinson’s disease.

Subtype Proposed Number of Subtypes Basis of Classification References
     • Mild motor dominant
     • Diffuse motor dominant
     • Malignant motor dominant
3 Predominantly motor [35]
     • Tremor-dominant
     • Indeterminate
     • Postural instability and gait
3 Predominantly motor [144, 145]
     • Tremor-dominant
     • Mixed
     • Akinetic-rigid
3 Predominantly motor [146-148]
     • Tremor-dominant
     • Akinetic-rigid
     • Gait difficulties
     • Mixed
4 Predominantly motor [149]
     • Fast motor
     • Mild motor and non-motor
     • Severe motor
     • Slow motor
4 Mixed motor and non-motor [150]
     • Mild motor and non-motor symptoms
     • Severe non-motor, but mild motor symptoms
     • Severe motor, but mild non-motor symptoms
     • Severe motor and non-motor symptoms
4 Mixed motor and non-motor [34]
     • Impulse control problems
     • Overall non-motor symptoms
     • Dyskinesias and psychosis
     • Fatigue
     • Axial symptoms and motor fluctuations
     • Autonomic dysfunction
     • Depression
     • Excessive sweating
8 Mixed motor and non-motor [116]
     • Brainstem
     • Limbic
     • Cortical
3 Predominantly non-motor [36]
     • Cognition
     • Apathy
     • Depression/Anxiety
     • Sleep
     • Pain
     • Fatigue
     • Autonomic
7 Predominantly non-motor [25, 51]
     • Cholinergic
     • Serotonergic
     • Noradrenergic
     • Mixed
4 Predominantly non-motor [25, 51]
     • Mild baseline moderate progression
     • Moderate baseline mild progression
     • Severe baseline rapid progression
3 Mixed motor and non-motor [118]