Prevalence of progressive supranuclear palsy in Yonago, Japan

• Published in: Movement disorders Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 1239 - 1240
• Main Authors: Kawashima, Mika, Miyake, Masahiro, Kusumi, Masayoshi, Adachi, Yoshiki, Nakashima, Kenji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-10-2004; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Catchment Area (Health); Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis; Neurology; Prevalence; progressive supranuclear palsy; Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive - epidemiology; Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive - ethnology; Asia; Japan; Nervous system diseases; Prevalence
• ISSN: 0885-3185; 1531-8257
• DOI: 10.1002/mds.20149

There have been few reports of the prevalence of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP): the present study examines its prevalence in Japan and compares the findings with those in Europe and the United States. The prevalence per 100,000 was 5.82 (men, 9.14; women, 2.75), and the 95% confidence interval was 1.78 to 9.86 (men, 1.82–16.47; women, −1.08–6.65). Our data were comparable to those of studies in Europe and the United States. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society