parkinsonism Parkinsons disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for cases: Parkinson Disease or Parkinsonism, diagnosed between 2006 and 2011 in one of the participating hospitals. Screening for inclusion will be based on DBC codes;Inclusion criteria for controls: Non-parkinsonian controls who presented between 2006 and 2011 in a neurology outpatient clinic of one of the participating hospitals, with neurological symptoms leading to a diagnosis coded in one of the following DBC codes: median nerve neuropathy (including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), ulnaropathy, radicular syndrome / lumbar-thoracic disk herniation, lumbosacral pseudoradicular syndrome. Controls will be selected on matching to cases based on hospital, age, and sex.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All Parkinson or other Parkinsonism patients who are referred from another hospital or come for a second opinion will be excluded from participation. Also any potential participants under the age of 18 are excluded from participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main parameters in this study are life-time exposure to pesticides, ELF-EMF, and certain specific gene mutations or polymorphisms. These parameters will be compared between cases and controls. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| 1 | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed