Article
Gender differences in Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Aug 2007
Haaxma Charlotte A, Bloem Bastiaan R, Borm George F, Oyen Wim J G, Leenders Klaus L, Eshuis Silvia, Booij Jan, Dluzen Dean E, Horstink Martin W I M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate gender differences in basic disease characteristics, motor deterioration and nigrostriatal degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: We studied 253 consecutive PD patients who were not receiving levodopa or dopamine agonists (disease duration < or = 10 years). We investigated the influence of gender and oestrogen status on: (1) age at onset, (2) presenting symptom, (3) severity...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
