Enlarged substantia nigra hyperechogenicity and risk for Parkinson disease: a 37-month 3-center study of 1847 older persons.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether enlarged substantia nigra hyperechogenicity (SN+) is associated with an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD) in a healthy elderly population. DESIGN Longitudinal 3-center observational study with 37 months of prospective follow-up. SETTING Individuals 50 years or older without evidence of PD or any other neurodegenerative disease. PARTICIPANTS Of 1847 participants who underwent a full medical history, neurological assessment, and transcranial sonography at baseline, 1535 could undergo reassessment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Incidence of new-onset PD in relation to baseline transcranial sonography status. RESULTS There were 11 cases of incident PD during the follow-up period. In participants with SN+ at baseline, the relative risk for incident PD was 17.37 (95% confidence interval, 3.71-81.34) times higher compared with normoechogenic participants. CONCLUSIONS In this prospective study, we demonstrate for the first time a highly increased risk for PD in elderly individuals with SN+. Transcranial sonography of the midbrain may therefore be a promising primary screening procedure to define a risk population for imminent PD.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of neurology
دوره 68 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011