A nationwide study of the incidence, prevalence and mortality of Parkinson's disease in the Norwegian population.

ABSTRACT: Epidemiological studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) show variable and partially conflicting findings with regard to incidence, prevalence, and mortality. These differences are commonly attributed to technical and methodological factors, including small sample sizes, differences in diagnostic practices, and population heterogeneity. We leveraged the Norwegian Prescription Database, a population-based registry of drug prescriptions dispensed from Norwegian pharmacies to assess the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of PD in Norway. The diagnosis of PD was defined based on the prescription of dopaminergic drugs for the indication of PD over a continuous time. During 2004-2017, 12,229 males and 9831 females met our definition for PD diagnosis. PD prevalence increased over the observation per

SUBMITTER: Brakedal B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8891365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature