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Characteristics of prescribers for Parkinson’s disease patients: A nationwide study on 2017 Medicare data
S. Miri, D. Enayati, Y. Torres-Yaghi, A. Carwin, S. Nakano, M.W Anjum, F.S Amjad, F. Pagan (Washington, DC, USA)
Objective: To assess characteristics of Medicare prescribers for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, as a target population for delivering advanced PD care education. Background: PD is…
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Association Between Diet & Parkinson’s Disease Progression
L. Mischley, J. Farahnik (Kenmore, WA, USA)
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether food choices are associated with patient-reported Parkinson's disease (PD) severity over time. Background: Several traditional…
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An Apparent Cluster of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in a Golf Community
J. Nutt, A. Zajack, J. Sandsness, V. Palmer, C. Meng, C. Tanner, P. Spencer (Portland, OR, USA)
Objective: Objective: To describe an apparent cluster of PD in a golf community Background: Golf courses may use more pesticides/acre than are employed in agriculture. Certain…
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Association of environmental exposure to herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides used in agriculture with incidence of Parkinson’s disease in the French general population
L. Perrin, J. Spinosi, L. Chaperon, D. Jezewski-Serra, M. El Yamani, F. Moisan, A. Elbaz (Villejuif, France)
Objective: To examine the association of exposure to categories of pesticides (H-I-F) with PD incidence in the French general population. Background: Environmental exposure to pesticides…
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Demographic characteristics of in-hospital deaths among patients with Parkinson’s disease
O. Phillips, Z. Kunicki, U. Ackbar, R. Jones, A. D’Abreu, J. Friedman (Providence, RI, USA)
Objective: Examine demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who die in hospital by secondary analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. Background: As a…
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Measuring Unmet Need in Underserved Parkinson’s Populations (UPPs)
S. Rosenfeld, M. Feeney, V. Todaro, A. Willis (New York, NY, USA)
Objective: To identify health care needs and barriers among people with Parkinson's disease who are underserved so as to inform strategies to better serve this…
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Carers of People Living with Parkinson’s Disease, the 2019 European Realities
H. Rossinot, P.M Martin, P. Odin, K.R Chaudhuri, C. Billoet, S. Lindwall (Nancy, France)
Objective: PD as a chronic disease interferes with the life of non professional relatives caring for the patient (carers). The aim of this survey is…
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Incidence of Hip Fracture in People with Parkinson’s Disease at the Tertiary Care Hospital
M. Ruhullah, K. Shambhaw (Birganj, Nepal)
Objective: This study aims to highlight the incidence of hip fracture in people with Parkinson’s disease. Background: Fall related injuries represent the most frequent reason…
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Association between prediagnostic symptoms and patterns of treatment initiation in people with Parkinson´s disease in the United Kingdom
L. Rutten-Jacobs, S. Roumpanis, Y. Liu, P. Coloma (Basel, Switzerland)
Objective: To explore the association between prediagnostic symptoms and treatment initiation in people with Parkinson´s disease (PD) Background: Prediagnostic symptoms in people with PD may…
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Emerging motor dysfunction in those at-risk of Parkinson’s disease: 5-year follow-up of PREDICT-PD participants
C. Simonet, A. Schrag, J. Bestwick, A. Lees, A. Noyce (London, United Kingdom)
Objective: To determine how motor features emerge over time in individuals estimated to be at higher risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD), compared with lower risk…