{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,30]],"date-time":"2026-01-30T06:09:30Z","timestamp":1769753370939,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ideggyogyaszati Szemle Journal","issue":"1-2","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Ideggy\u00f3gy\u00e1szati szemle"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Background and purpose\nParkinson\u2019s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder cha\u00ad racterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia. However, it can also lead to non-motor symptoms such as cognitive impairments and sarcopenia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between screening and diagnostic methods for sarcopenia and temporal muscle thickness in Parkinson\u2019s disease patients, and to assess the utility of temporal muscle thickness measurement as an indicator of sarcopenia.\n\nMethods\nAn observational study was conducted with Parkinson\u2019s disease patients in a single neurology clinic. A total of 38 patients were included. Temporal muscle thickness was measured manually using brain computed tomography and muscle strength was assessed with handheld dynamometer. Malnutrition risk, sarcopenia risk and functional disease stage (Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson\u2019s Disease Rating Scale, Hoehn and Yahr stage) were also evaluated in entire group.\n\nResults\nThe mean temporal muscle thickness and handgrip strength were 6.12\u00b11.05 mm and 18.30\u00b15.55 kg respectively. Mean disease duration was 8.13\u00b13.11 years and the median H&amp;Y stage was 2.21. There was a significant correlation between temporal muscle thickness and age (r=-0.326, p=0.046), SARC-F score (r=-0.738, p&lt;0.001), NRS-2002 score (r=-0.379, p=0.019) and handgrip strength (r=0.323, p=0.048). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that sarcopenia risk was independently associated with the mean temporal muscle thickness in Parkinson\u2019 s disease patients (\u03b2=-0.704, p&lt;0.001) and handgrip strength was independently associated with age (\u03b2= -0.123, p=0.010), sex (\u03b2=0.881, p&lt;0.001) and sarcopenia risk (\u03b2= -0.371, p&lt;0.001).\n\nConclusion\nMeasurement of temporal muscle thickness using brain computed tomography in Parkinson\u2019 s disease patients may be a useful method for muscle mass determination and treatment of sarcopenia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.18071\/isz.79.0053","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]],"date-time":"2026-01-29T15:53:49Z","timestamp":1769702029000},"page":"53-57","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Temporal muscle thickness: A new tool to assess sarcopenia in Parkinson\u2019s disease"],"prefix":"10.18071","volume":"79","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1694-5933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nedim","family":"Ongun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"7411","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"container-title":["Ideggy\u00f3gy\u00e1szati szemle"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/elitmed.hu\/en\/publications\/clinical-neuroscience\/temporal-muscle-thickness-a-new-tool-to-assess-sarcopenia-in-parkinsons-disease\/pdf-open","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]],"date-time":"2026-01-29T15:53:52Z","timestamp":1769702032000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/elitmed.hu\/en\/publications\/clinical-neuroscience\/temporal-muscle-thickness-a-new-tool-to-assess-sarcopenia-in-parkinsons-disease"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1-2","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18071\/isz.79.0053","relation":{},"ISSN":["0019-1442","2498-6208"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0019-1442","type":"print"},{"value":"2498-6208","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}}}