Cost of Parkinson's disease in Europe

Effects of physical exercise on articular range of motion of the lower limb in the Parkinson's disease individuals

“…It is currently considered the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, affecting approximately 1% of the world population over 65 years of age 2 . The socioeconomic impact of PD on health services is high 3 , being needed interventions which assist in the treatment of PD. The drug intervention is still the main form of PD treatment 4 .…”

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Demonstrates Correlation between Behavioral Recovery and Correction of Dopamine Neurotransmission after Gene Therapy

“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurological disorder, affecting ϳ1% of people over 65 years old and 4 -5% of people over 85, and thus is considered as a major social health problem with significant economic impact (Tanner and Goldman, 1996;Lindgren et al, 2005;Dorsey et al, 2007). The disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopamine (DA)-producing neurons in the midbrain, which results in a decline of DA innervation of the major forebrain terminal field, the striatum (Kish et al, 1988;Fearnley and Lees, 1991).…”

A holistic approach to assess the feasability of telehealth for Parkinson's disease management

“…The published literature about PD costs also reflects that following the pattern presented by Andlin-Sobocki et al as this is a costly disease with remarkable pressures on either the patient and the society and in general terms, the progression of the disease leads to higher costs [238]. As it was already stated, measuring accurately the cost of a specific disease is not a simple task, neither the aggregation of different already available cost studies nor the comparison of their results.…”

“…The largest non-medical resource component was cost of social services, €52 billion (13% of total cost) also closely related with the informal care. It refers to the unpaid care provided by family members, friends or voluntary workers to disabled and impaired individuals in the community [238]. The indirect cost was estimated to €179 billion, 46% of the total cost.…”

“…It can be difficult to distinguish idiopathic Parkinson's disease from certain other neurological conditions. It has been estimated that up to 24% of the diagnosis of PD are wrong, even when made by experts [237], [238] and approximately 5% of patients who do have pathology of Parkinson's disease (i.e. post-mortem-proven PD) have not been diagnosed with the condition.…”