| Prior history of head trauma in Parkinson's disease. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 1922127 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between head trauma and Parkinson's disease (PD). A questionnaire was completed by 97 PD patients (mean age 68.6 years, duration of disease 6.4 years) and 64 spouses acting as controls (mean age 63 years). Thirty-one PD patients reported head trauma before onset of PD (mean 32.3 years earlier), whereas 11 controls reported head injury before completing the survey (mean 26 years earlier) (p less than 0.05). Twenty PD patients and five controls reported head injury associated with alteration or loss of consciousness (p less than 0.05). Injury occurred a mean of 37.7 years before onset of PD and 37.2 years before survey completion in the two groups, respectively. In both of these comparisons we adjusted the frequencies to eliminate sex differences between groups. Comparison of new frequencies showed differences that were not significant. However, a trend toward significance was observed when examining head trauma with alteration of consciousness. Other investigators have reported similar results indicating that previous head trauma may be a risk factor in the etiology of PD. However, recall bias might have an effect on the outcome of these studies and this is discussed. The relationship between head trauma and PD is still tenuous. |
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Authors:
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S A Factor; W J Weiner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society Volume: 6 ISSN: 0885-3185 ISO Abbreviation: Mov. Disord. Publication Date: 1991 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-11-07 Completed Date: 1991-11-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610688 Medline TA: Mov Disord Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 225-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, NY 12208. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Aged Bias (Epidemiology) Consciousness Craniocerebral Trauma / complications* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Parkinson Disease / etiology* Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Risk Factors |
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