The Motor Phenotype of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to Age at Onset
The Motor Phenotype of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to Age at Onset
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DOI:
10.1002/mds.23469
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发表时间:
2011-02-15
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Morris, Huw R.
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作者:
Wickremaratchi, Mirdhu M.;Knipe, M. Duleeka W.;Morris, Huw R.
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is heterogeneous and age at onset may define variation in clinical phenotype. Most previous studies have used various age cut-offs and have been based on clinical case series. Methods: We have studied the association between clinical features and age of onset in 358 community-based and regional patients with PD. Results: Tremor at presentation is twice as common in those with onset over 64 years as compared to those with onset under 45 (early onset PD -EOPD) and becomes more common with increasing age at onset (p values for trend < 0.004). Dystonia affects 60% of those with EOPD, shows a curvilinear relationship with age at onset (cubic versus linear p=0.01) with highest risk in patients whose disease began before 48 years. In this study age at onset was a strong predictor of the development of dyskinesias, with younger age associated with a higher risk of dyskinesias. Following multivariable analysis, allowing for possibly confounding factors (disease duration, L-DOPA dosage, L-DOPA treatment duration) younger age at onset, (less than 55 years) predicted the development of L-DOPA induced dyskinesia (odds ratio