Article
Apolipoprotein epsilon4 advances appearance of psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2006
Feldman B, Chapman J, Korczyn A D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psychosis is one of the most serious complications of advanced parkinsonism, but many patients are spared. The genetic factors predisposing to psychosis are unclear. OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism and the development of psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: Eighty-seven patients with advanced PD were assessed. Psychosis was...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Parkinson Disease
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Psychotic Disorders
