Risk of Parkinson's disease in people aged ≥50 years with new-onset anxiety: a retrospective cohort study in UK primary care.

Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez Danielle Nimmons Kate R Walters Irene Petersen Anette-Eleonore Schrag

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2024)

The risk of developing PD was at least doubled in people with anxiety compared with those without. The clinical features of those who developed PD can help identify patients presenting with anxiety who are in the prodromal phase of PD.

Keyphrases

primary care
sleep quality
parkinson disease
physical activity
deep brain stimulation