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Increased Prevalence of Polyneuropathy in Parkinson's Disease Patients: An Observational Study
Christian Conradt1, Dianlin Guo1, Anca Miclea2
1AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.
Background:
The independent contribution of levodopa exposure and Parkinson's disease (PD) to the risk of polyneuropathy is not established.
Objective:
This study investigated whether patients with newly diagnosed PD without previous exposure to antiparkinsonian drugs have higher prevalence of polyneuropathy than the general population.
Methods:
Using the UK General Practice Research Database, presence of polyneuropathy in the previous 3 years was assessed.
Results:
Of 5089 PD patients and 19,897 controls, polyneuropathy was confirmed in 15 PD patients (0.29% ) and 24 controls (0.12% ). Polyneuropathy prevalence was 2.4-fold higher in PD patients than controls.
Conclusions:
In this observational study, PD patients had a higher prevalence of preexisting polyneuropathy that cannot be explained by adverse effects of antiparkinsonian drugs.
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