Prevalence of Parkinson disease in an urban area of the Ciudad de La Habana province, Cuba. Door-to-door population study

GB JL, F Collado-Mesa, EM Esteban - Neurologia (Barcelona …, 2000 - europepmc.org
GB JL, F Collado-Mesa, EM Esteban
Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain), 2000europepmc.org
Objective To determine the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in an urban area of Havana
City province, Cuba. Background Parkinson's disease is one of the most frequent chronic
neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly. Prevalence varies widely between different
geographic areas and type of studies. To the author's knowledge, there are not
epidemiological data on Parkinson's disease in Cuban population that allows a real
estimation of the true magnitude of the disease.
Objective
To determine the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in an urban area of Havana City province, Cuba.
Background
Parkinson's disease is one of the most frequent chronic neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly. Prevalence varies widely between different geographic areas and type of studies. To the author's knowledge, there are not epidemiological data on Parkinson's disease in Cuban population that allows a real estimation of the true magnitude of the disease.
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