Frequency of psychiatric disorders in young-onset Parkinson's disease does not differ from typical-onset Parkinson's disease.
Psychiatric disorders are very common in Parkinson's disease (PD). Whether these disorders are more prevalent in young-onset or typical-onset PD remains a matter of debate. The objective of this study was to assess systematically and to compare the range of psychiatric disorders between 50 patients with young-onset PD and 40 patients with typical-onset PD. Despite both groups having presented a remarkably high occurrence of psychiatric disorders, their frequencies did not differ.
Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Arthur
A
Kummer
Francisco
F
Cardoso
Antonio L
AL
Teixeira
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors