Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Epidemiology of progressive supranuclear palsy. |
| Authors: |
Vanacore, N., Bonifati, V., Colosimo, C., Fabbrini, G., De Michele, G., Marconi, R., Nicholl, D., Locuratolo, N., Romano, S., Talarico, G., Stocchi, F., Bonuccelli, U., Lamberti, P., Vieregge, P., Meco, G. |
| Source: |
Neurological Sciences. Feb2001, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p101. 3p. |
| Subjects: |
Progressive supranuclear palsy, Dementia, Parkinson's disease |
| Abstract: |
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare form of parkinsonism. The incidence rates are about 0.3–1.1 cases per 100 000 persons. The only two-case-control studies performed up to now show conflictual results as regards education and residence in rural areas. Recently, a cluster of PSP and atypical parkinsonism has been observed in French Antilles. The hypothesis is that a consumption of both tropical fruit and herbal tea may be associated with PSP onset. Some PSP families with a probably autosomal dominant transmission have been described. A high frequency of a tau haplotype (H[sub 1] /H[sub 1] ) associated with PSP is reported by some authors. The significance of this association is still not clear. We have performed a case-control study on 58 PSP cases, 116 hospital controls and 58 population controls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Neurological Sciences is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
