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Review
. 2013 Sep-Oct;110(5):406-10.

Parkinson disease in the elderly adult

Allison W Willis  1
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Review

Parkinson disease in the elderly adult

Allison W Willis. Mo Med. 2013 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Parkinson disease is the second most neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer disease, that affects up to two million Americans, the overwhelming majority of whom are aged 60 and older. The changing demographics of the country place more Americans at risk for Parkinson disease (PD) than ever before. Primary care physicians treat the majority of PD patients in the United States. Here I review diagnosis and treatment strategies for idiopathic Parkinson disease in the elderly adult.

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Predicted Age, Race, and Sex Adjusted Prevalence of Parkinson Disease among U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries, 2003.
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Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Parkinson Disease Diagnoses among Medicare Beneficiaries ≥ 65 by Race/Ethnic Category, 2003.
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