Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the epidemiology of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Classically, PD refers to progressive parkinsonism caused by loss of pigmented aminergic …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that is a growing public
health challenge. Estimates of the burden of PD have focused on data from high-income …

Objective: To describe ALS mortality rates in the well-characterized ethnically mixed Cuban
population over a 6-year period. Background: There have been few population-based …

Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a rapidly growing neurodegenerative disorder, but
up‐to‐date epidemiological data are lacking in Latin America. We sought to estimate the …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of Parkinson disease (PD) in Singapore and
compare the rates between Singaporean Chinese, Malays, and Indians. Methods: A three …

Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinsonism
(Ps) in Antioquia (Colombia), using the Capture-Recapture method. The two biggest …

INTRODUCTION Recombinant human erythropoietin is used primarily to treat anemia.
There is evidence of its neuroprotective capacity from preclinical studies in Parkinson's …

The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease shows marked variations in time, geography,
ethnicity, age, and sex. Internationally, prevalence has increased over and above …

Epidemiology serves several purposes: It describes the occurrence of disorders, time trends,
and geographic differences in their frequency; identifies risk factors that may give clues to …

Болезнь Паркинсона (БП) является вторым по распространенности
нейродегенеративным заболеванием человека. С генетической точки зрения БП …