Systematic Review of Prevalence Studies of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality prevalence studies are important in estimating the burden of disease in a population, thus informing priority setting, resource allocation, delivery, and use of health services.

Objectives

This study was undertaken to systematically review the methods and results of previous prevalence studies of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS) and make recommendations for future studies.

Methods

A total of 2 authors independently identified original articles that described the prevalence of PSP or CBS using several comprehensive and overlapping search strategies, assessed study quality, and extracted relevant data. Descriptive and pooled analyses were performed as appropriate.

Results

A total of 16 studies were ident

SUBMITTER: Swallow DMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature