epidemiology
Parkinson’s disease in North Karnataka An epidemiological perspective
By: G.S. KADAKOL, SUYAMINDRA S. KULKARNI, BUSHAN B. KULKARNI, SUJAYENDRA S. KULKARNI, L.V.K.S. BHASKAR, G.M. WALI, DATTA NADGIR, S.V. HIREMATH, P.B. GAI – Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive disorder of the brain. It occurs when certain neurons in substantia nigra die or become impaired. Parkinson’s disease is characterized by progressively increasing stiffness all over…