Who Is Affected by Parkinson's Disease
It is estimated that about 1
million people in the United States (or about 4 out of 1,000) have
Parkinson's disease.1 Approximately 6.3 million people
are affected by Parkinson's disease worldwide.2
The number of new cases increases with age, affecting 1% of
people older than 60 and up to 3% of people older than 85.3
Symptoms of
Parkinson's disease most often first appear during a person's 50s or 60s. The
disease progresses gradually over 10 to 15 years, resulting in increasing
disability. Early-onset disease (before age 30 to 40) is not common. Among the
total number of Parkinson's disease cases, 5% to 10% are early-onset.3
Parkinson's disease occurs more often in men
than in women, but the reason for this is unknown.4
Citations
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DeLong MR, Juncos JL (2008). Parkinson's disease and
other extrapyramidal movement disorders. In AS Fauci et al., eds.,
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.,
pp. 2549–2559. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
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Baker MG, Graham L (2004). The journey: Parkinson's
disease. BMJ, 329(7466): 611–614.
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Samii A, et al. (2004). Parkinson's disease.
Lancet, 363(9423): 1783–1793.
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Minagar A, et al. (2003). Parkinson's disease. In RW
Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, pp.
205–209. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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G. Frederick Wooten, MD - Neurology |
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Last Revised
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December 3, 2010 |
Last Revised:
December 3, 2010
DeLong MR, Juncos JL (2008). Parkinson's disease and
other extrapyramidal movement disorders. In AS Fauci et al., eds.,
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.,
pp. 2549–2559. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Baker MG, Graham L (2004). The journey: Parkinson's
disease. BMJ, 329(7466): 611–614.
Samii A, et al. (2004). Parkinson's disease.
Lancet, 363(9423): 1783–1793.
Minagar A, et al. (2003). Parkinson's disease. In RW
Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, pp.
205–209. Philadelphia: Saunders.
