Journal of the Indian Medical Association
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Review
Is Parkinson's disease a homogeneous disorder--what is the burden of Parkinson's disease in India.
Movement disorders are common neurological illnesses among the elderly. These include essential tremor, Perkinsonian disorders and chorea of different aetiologies. Parkinsonian disorders can be divided into two major groups of disorders--classical idiopathic Parkinson's disease and Parkinson plus syndrome. ⋯ Incidence and prevalence of Parkinson's disease increase with increasing age. Some risk factors for Parkinson's disease have been narrated briefly. As the number of cases of Parkinsonism is likely to increase along with increasing population, the general practitioners or consultant physicans should have to play a greater role referring the cases to attend neurologists or movement disorder clinic early.