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Comparative Study
. 2006 Jan;253(1):33-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-005-0916-7. Epub 2005 Jul 18.

Long-term survival of Parkinson's disease: a population-based study

M D'Amelio  1 , P Ragonese, L Morgante, A Reggio, G Callari, G Salemi, G Savettieri
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Comparative Study

Long-term survival of Parkinson's disease: a population-based study

M D'Amelio et al. J Neurol. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

In a set of a population- based study, long-term survival of 59 prevalent PD patients was compared with that of individuals free of neurological diseases matched 1:2 by sex and age of enrolment. PD individuals, compared with reference subjects, showed a two-fold increased risk of death (OR 2.1; 95 % CI 1.4, 3.1). Among causes of death, pneumonia and cachexia were significantly more frequent among PD patients than among individuals free of neurological diseases. We confirmed in a long-term follow-up study an increased mortality among PD individuals compared with that of the general population.

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