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The Age of Onset of Parkinson's Disease: Etiological Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

H. Teräväinen
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland
L. Forgach
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Health Sciences Centre Hospital
M. Hietanen
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland
M. Schulzer
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Health Sciences Centre Hospital
Bruce Schoenberg
Affiliation:
Neuroepidemiology Branch, NINCDS, Bethesda, Maryland
D.B. Calne*
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Health Sciences Centre Hospital
*
The University of British Columbia, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1W5
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Abstract:

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We have conducted a hospital-based survey of the age-specific prevalence of Parkinson's disease in 551 patients from Helsinki and Vancouver. We conclude that the disorder may be starting earlier than previously and we discuss the implications of this finding for the etiology of Parkinson's disease.

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Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1986

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