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What Predicts Mortality in Parkinson Disease? A Prospective Population-Based Long-Term Study
Neurol 75:1270-1276, Forsaa,E.B.,et al, 2010
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Article Abstract
This population-based long-term study demonstrates that in addition to AAO, chronological age, motor severity, and dementia, psychotic symptoms independently predict increased mortality in PD. In contrast, no significant impact of antipsychotic or antiparkinsonian drugs on survival was observed in our PD cohort. Early prevention of motor progression and development of psychosis and dementia may be the most promising strategies to increase life expectancy in PD.
 
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