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Postmortem studies further suggest that body-first PD may be divided into two phenotypes: sympathetic-predominant subtype (SPS) and parasympathetic-predominant subtype (PPS). However, studies on longitudinal clinical characteristics of the two putative body-first subtypes are limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aim to investigate the clinical features of these subtypes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a cohort of 73 body-first PD patients, we identified 14 patients with orthostatic hypotension (OH) without constipation (putative SPS) and 40 with constipation without OH (putative PPS). Linear mixed models were used to assess disease progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Over follow-up, SPS patients exhibited a significantly faster decline in MMSE scores compared with PPS patients (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.045). Progression of other motor and non-motor features was comparable between the groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings indicated that sympathetic-predominant body-first PD may be associated with a more rapid trajectory of cognitive decline, although the observed effect was modest and warrants cautious interpretation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnagi.2026.1747748","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,16]],"date-time":"2026-02-16T06:37:26Z","timestamp":1771223846000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Putative sympathetic-predominant subtype in body-first Parkinson\u2019s disease is associated with accelerated cognitive 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