Abstract
We screened a random sample of 2449 people aged 65 years and over for undiagnosed parkinsonism, using a postal screening questionnaire followed by clinical neurological assessment. Amongst the 1556 (63.5%) patients who responded, four patients with previously undiagnosed parkinsonism were identified, suggesting a prevalence of 257 per 100,000 (95% CI 70, 658) in this age-group. Although only small, the numbers were sufficient to significantly increase the incidence of parkinsonism in an incidence study. Two simple screening questions achieved a high sensitivity for newly diagnosed parkinsonism of 95%, but a low specificity of 28%. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-85 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Parkinsonism & Related Disorders |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- parkinsonism
- screening
- community
- older adults
- incidence
- QUALITY-OF-LIFE
- OLDER-PEOPLE
- DISEASE
- QUESTIONNAIRE
- POPULATION
- EQ-5D
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Parkinsonism Incidence in North East Scotland (PINE) study database
Counsell, C. (Owner), Wilde, K. (Creator) & Ritchie, D. M. (Data Manager), University of Aberdeen, 1 Apr 2009
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