Screening for undiagnosed parkinsonism in people aged 65 years and over in the community

Kate Sophia Mary Taylor; Carl Edward Counsell; Clare Elizabeth Harris; Joanna Clodagh Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.08.005

Screening for undiagnosed parkinsonism in people aged 65 years and over in the community

Kate Sophia Mary Taylor, Carl Edward Counsell^* (Corresponding Author), Clare Elizabeth Harris, Joanna Clodagh Gordon

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We screened a random sample of 2449 people aged 65 years and over for undiagnosed parkinsonism, using a postal screening questionnaire followed by clinical neurological assessment. Amongst the 1556 (63.5%) patients who responded, four patients with previously undiagnosed parkinsonism were identified, suggesting a prevalence of 257 per 100,000 (95% CI 70, 658) in this age-group. Although only small, the numbers were sufficient to significantly increase the incidence of parkinsonism in an incidence study. Two simple screening questions achieved a high sensitivity for newly diagnosed parkinsonism of 95%, but a low specificity of 28%. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-85
Number of pages	6
Journal	Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.08.005
Publication status	Published - Mar 2006

Keywords

parkinsonism
screening
community
older adults
incidence
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
OLDER-PEOPLE
DISEASE
QUESTIONNAIRE
POPULATION
EQ-5D

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Screening for undiagnosed parkinsonism in people aged 65 years and over in the community

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