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Descriptive epidemiological study on patients with movement disorders, with emphasis on Parkinson’s disease
| Summary: | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Knowing the epidemiological profile is relevant for improving healthcare practices. Movement disorders are neurological disorders characterized by the presence of involuntary movements. They have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To outline the frequencies of the different diagnoses seen among patients, along with their demographic characteristics, at a hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil, and to highlight the clinical aspects of those with Parkinson’s disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective descriptive epidemiological analysis at a specialized outpatient clinic in a state public hospital in São Paulo. METHODS: Patients treated at this clinic over a four-year period were analyzed. Diagnoses, demographic variables and associations with clinical aspects of Parkinson’s disease were evaluated. RESULTS: Out of the 680 medical records analyzed, 58.4% related to females. Most patients were over 60 years of age, white, married and teachers. The most frequent diagnosis was Parkinson’s disease, followed by essential tremor and dystonia. Parkinson’s disease presented in the mixed clinical form; the most common initial symptom was tremor. The akinetic-rigid clinical form occurred in younger individuals and mostly presented with postural instability and freezing of gait in the early years of disease. CONCLUSIONS: Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia were the most frequent diagnoses. Characteristics like sex, frequency of other pathological conditions and the clinical and demographic aspects of Parkinson’s disease were consistent with the data in the relevant literature. |
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| Main Authors: | Balestrassi,Luiza Serafini |
| Other Authors: | Silva,Sonia Maria Cesar Azevedo |
| Subject: | Movement disorders Epidemiology Parkinson’s disease Hypokinesia Extrapyramidal symptoms Parkinsonism Hyperkinetic syndromes |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Document type: | article |
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| Associated institution: | IBICT |
| Language: | English |
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Sao Paulo Medical Journal v.139 n.1 2021 reponame:São Paulo medical journal (Online) instname:Associação Paulista de Medicina instacron:APM |
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| description | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Knowing the epidemiological profile is relevant for improving healthcare practices. Movement disorders are neurological disorders characterized by the presence of involuntary movements. They have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To outline the frequencies of the different diagnoses seen among patients, along with their demographic characteristics, at a hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil, and to highlight the clinical aspects of those with Parkinson’s disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective descriptive epidemiological analysis at a specialized outpatient clinic in a state public hospital in São Paulo. METHODS: Patients treated at this clinic over a four-year period were analyzed. Diagnoses, demographic variables and associations with clinical aspects of Parkinson’s disease were evaluated. RESULTS: Out of the 680 medical records analyzed, 58.4% related to females. Most patients were over 60 years of age, white, married and teachers. The most frequent diagnosis was Parkinson’s disease, followed by essential tremor and dystonia. Parkinson’s disease presented in the mixed clinical form; the most common initial symptom was tremor. The akinetic-rigid clinical form occurred in younger individuals and mostly presented with postural instability and freezing of gait in the early years of disease. CONCLUSIONS: Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia were the most frequent diagnoses. Characteristics like sex, frequency of other pathological conditions and the clinical and demographic aspects of Parkinson’s disease were consistent with the data in the relevant literature. |
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| spelling | Descriptive epidemiological study on patients with movement disorders, with emphasis on Parkinson’s diseaseBalestrassi,Luiza SerafiniSilva,Sonia Maria Cesar AzevedoMovement disordersEpidemiologyParkinson’s diseaseHypokinesiaExtrapyramidal symptomsParkinsonismHyperkinetic syndromesopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802021000100030URLhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802021000100030URLHasVersion2021-02-01ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Knowing the epidemiological profile is relevant for improving healthcare practices. Movement disorders are neurological disorders characterized by the presence of involuntary movements. They have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To outline the frequencies of the different diagnoses seen among patients, along with their demographic characteristics, at a hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil, and to highlight the clinical aspects of those with Parkinson’s disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective descriptive epidemiological analysis at a specialized outpatient clinic in a state public hospital in São Paulo. METHODS: Patients treated at this clinic over a four-year period were analyzed. Diagnoses, demographic variables and associations with clinical aspects of Parkinson’s disease were evaluated. RESULTS: Out of the 680 medical records analyzed, 58.4% related to females. Most patients were over 60 years of age, white, married and teachers. The most frequent diagnosis was Parkinson’s disease, followed by essential tremor and dystonia. Parkinson’s disease presented in the mixed clinical form; the most common initial symptom was tremor. The akinetic-rigid clinical form occurred in younger individuals and mostly presented with postural instability and freezing of gait in the early years of disease. CONCLUSIONS: Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia were the most frequent diagnoses. Characteristics like sex, frequency of other pathological conditions and the clinical and demographic aspects of Parkinson’s disease were consistent with the data in the relevant literature.engtext/htmlAssociação Paulista de Medicina - APMSao Paulo Medical Journal v.139 n.1 2021reponame:São Paulo medical journal (Online)instname:Associação Paulista de Medicinainstacron:APMjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literatureVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |
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| title | Descriptive epidemiological study on patients with movement disorders, with emphasis on Parkinson’s disease |
| title_full | Descriptive epidemiological study on patients with movement disorders, with emphasis on Parkinson’s disease |
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| topic | Movement disorders Epidemiology Parkinson’s disease Hypokinesia Extrapyramidal symptoms Parkinsonism Hyperkinetic syndromes |
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