The South African Parkinson's Disease Study Collection
Zuné Jansen van Rensburg, Shameemah Abrahams, Devina Chetty, Kathryn Step, Debbie Acker, Carl Lombard, Alexis Elbaz, Jonathan Carr, Soraya Bardien
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) incidence is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. We recruited 687 individuals with PD from different ancestral groups across South Africa. More Afrikaner Europeans had early-onset PD than other ancestral groups. More men had PD than women, with a younger age at onset for men (56 years).
Topics & Concepts
Parkinson's diseaseIncidence (geometry)DiseaseMedicineDemographyAge of onsetPediatricsGerontologyInternal medicineSociologyOpticsPhysicsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments