A diffusion tensor image of the corpus callosum, in a brain with Parkinson’s disease.

Incidence of Parkinson’s disease 50% higher than previously thought

The annual incidence of Parkinson’s disease was 50% higher than previous estimates in data from five epidemiological cohorts in the United States and Canada. The new incidence rate was nearly 90,000 cases per year for people age 65 and older, reported Allison Willis, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and co-authors.. This contrasts …

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