Epidemiology and treatment of Parkinson's disease in India.
Parkinson's disease (PD) has a low prevalence in India except in the small Parsi community where Bharucha et al. found a high prevalence. Although early onset PD and familial cases have been described from India, no genetic mutations have as yet been identified. PD has been known in India since ancient days and the powder of Mucuna Pruriens seeds was used for its treatment. The present day management of PD in India is similar to that in the other countries. Unfortunately, lack of awareness, limitation of human resources and cost factors deny the benefits of therapy to many patients.
Singhal
Bhim
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Medical Research Center, Bombay Hospital 12, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020, India. bssingl@vsnl.com
Lalkaka
Jimmy
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Sankhla
Charu
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D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents