Willis Allison W
Movement Disorders Division, Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
Mo Med. 2013 Sep-Oct;110(5):406-10.
Parkinson disease is the second most neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer disease, that affects up to two million Americans, the overwhelming majority of whom are aged 60 and older. The changing demographics of the country place more Americans at risk for Parkinson disease (PD) than ever before. Primary care physicians treat the majority of PD patients in the United States. Here I review diagnosis and treatment strategies for idiopathic Parkinson disease in the elderly adult.
帕金森病是仅次于阿尔茨海默病的第二大神经退行性疾病,影响多达200万美国人,其中绝大多数年龄在60岁及以上。该国不断变化的人口结构使更多美国人面临患帕金森病(PD)的风险,比以往任何时候都多。在美国,大多数帕金森病患者由初级保健医生治疗。在此,我将回顾老年成人特发性帕金森病的诊断和治疗策略。