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16th August 2012 - New research
PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS PREVALENT AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS
Movement Disorders [2012] Aug 14 [Epub ahead of
print] (P.H.Gordon, J.M.Mehal, R.C.Holman, A.S.Rowland, J.E.Cheek)
Complete abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the
prevalence of Parkinson's Disease among American Indian and Alaska Native
peoples. Alaska Natives include Eskimos and Athabascan. Athabascan languages are
spoken in Alaska and across north western Canada, and are quite distinct from
American Indians.
The
age adjusted prevalence of Parkinson's Disease was found to be 355 people per
100,000. This makes it the highest in North America, even beyond the 329 per
100,000 found in Nebraska, which was previously thought to have the highest
prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in North America, and one of the highest in
the world. The prevalence amongst Native Americans increased with age up until
84 years old, and was greater amongst men rather than women. For more concerning
the prevalence of Parkinson's Disease go to the
Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease.
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