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Prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease in Bulgarian Gypsies

2000; Karger Publishers; Volume: 19; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1159/000026257

1423-0208

Ivan Milanov, Ts. Kmetski, Kelly E. Lyons, William C. Koller,

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

We studied the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in Gypsies and Caucasians in Bulgaria. Cases were ascertained by examination in a clinic, a screening questionnaire and a door-to-door survey in a region of Sofia, Bulgaria. The prevalence of PD in the Gypsies was found to be 16/100,000 based on 1 case compared to 137/100,000 for Caucasians with 119 cases. It is concluded that PD is rare in Bulgarian Gypsies.