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(26 Feb 1997) Maureen, current estimates are rough because of variable diagnostic accuracy, and lack of a national registry program; but you could say there are about 1 million in the U.S. diagnosed with PD. If you assume average survival optimistically as 20 yr, that works out to about 50,000 new diagnoses a year. The Merck Manual mentions PD as the fourth most common neurological disorder of the elderly, the others in order being stroke, seizures, and dementia. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403 On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Maureen Allen wrote: > I am new to this listservice. My mother-in-law has Parkinson's Disease and > is in the later stages. I am interested in finding out how many people are > diagnosed with Parkinson's each year in the United States i.e. incidence > rate. I am an epidemiology doctoral student and am trying to get a grasp > on the enormity of the problem. Could you help me. > Maureen Allen, RN-C MPH > Business Address: > Clinical Tools, Inc > 5001 Baum Blvd Suite 720 > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > Phone: 688-8970 Fax 688-9493 > Email: [log in to unmask] >