Table 3.

Initial symptoms observed by the patient

Breakdown of 1 st symptoms observed by the patient (n = 51)	n	(%)
Mobility disorders	45	88
Trembling	32	71
Slowness of movement	24	53
Morning stiffness	18	40
Reduced movement	13	29
Loss of balance	10	22
Feeling of sticky feet	7	16
Mobility disorders	6	13
Mood changes	23	45
Mood changes during the day, feelings of anxiety/anxiety/panic	13	57
Feelings of depression	12	52
Apathy	10	43
Loss of interest	9	39
Memory and attention disorders	12	24
Difficulty concentrating	8	67
Forgetting recent events	7	58
Loss of the thread of conversation	3	25
Difficulty remembering names/numbers/events.	2	17
Sleep disorders	10	20
Frequent waking at night	7	70
Difficulty falling asleep	6	60
Difficulty getting back to sleep	5	50
Incessant need to move your legs	3	30
Early morning awakening	2	20
Sleep disturbed by changes in position	2	20
Painful symptoms	9	18
Cervical/lumbar pain	6	67
Painful stiffness during the day or in the hand	5	56
Painful contractions on waking	2	22
Burning/tingling/squeezing pain	2	22
Digestive symptoms	8	16
Constipation	7	88
Stomachache	1	13
Excess saliva	1	13
Other symptoms	6	12
Taste and smell disorders	2	33
Unexplained fatigue during the day	2	33
Dizziness/head spinning on lifting	1	17
Loss of self-esteem	1	17
Bladder and sexual function disorders	5	10
Altered libido	3	60
Difficulty having sexual intercourse	3	60
Urgent need to urinate	2	40
Gets up at night to urinate	2	40