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Determine the prevalence of Parkinson's disease within the independent Mediterranean state of San Marino.

October 1, 1987Neurology

Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the Republic of San Marino

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RDR. D’AlessandroUniversity of Verona GGG GamberiniInstitute of Neurological Sciences EGEnrico GranieriUniversity of Ferrara

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Population survey reveals an age-adjusted prevalence of 185 per 100,000 in San Marino residents, suggesting Mediterranean disease rates align with Northern Europe.

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Determine the prevalence of Parkinson's disease within the independent Mediterranean state of San Marino.
Conducted a total population survey on April 30, 1986, across 22,322 residents in the Republic of San Marino.
Identified active Parkinson's disease cases and calculated both crude and age-adjusted prevalence ratios per 100,000 population.
Identified 34 total cases of Parkinson's disease, divided evenly between 17 men and 17 women.
Yielded a crude prevalence ratio of 152 per 100,000 population (154 per 100,000 for men; 150 per 100,000 for women).
Calculated an age-adjusted prevalence ratio of 185 per 100,000 across both sexes, demonstrating rates comparable to figures from Northern Europe and the United States.

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D’Alessandro et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec643e7610909f60d2473 https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.37.10.1679

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Population survey reveals an age-adjusted prevalence of 185 per 100,000 in San Marino residents, suggesting Mediterranean disease rates align with Northern Europe.

Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the Republic of San Marino

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Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the Republic of San Marino

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