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. 1994 Oct;57(10):1265-7.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.10.1265.

Effect of age at onset on frequency of depression in Parkinson's disease

V S Kostíc  1 , S R Filipović, D Lecić, D Momcilović, D Sokić, N Sternić
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Effect of age at onset on frequency of depression in Parkinson's disease

V S Kostíc et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1994 Oct.

Abstract

In a consecutive series of 169 outpatients with Parkinson's disease the frequency of depression was compared in two groups: those who developed Parkinson's disease before the age of 50, and those who developed the disease after 50. Major depression was found in 36% of patients with early onset and in 16% of patients with late onset Parkinson's disease. This significant difference disappeared when both groups were matched for duration of Parkinson's disease. A stepwise regression analysis in both the early onset and the late onset Parkinson's disease showed a significant correlation only between depression scores and the impairment scores of activities of daily living.

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