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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2631-2581</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ecuat Neurol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2631-2581</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica Ecuatoriana de Neurología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2631-25812017000300023</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia De La Enfermedad De Parkinson: Estudio Puerta-Puerta En La Provincia De Manabí-Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence Of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease: Door-to-Door Study In Manabí-Ecuador]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montalvo Herdoíza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Paúl]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Albear Toala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisbeth Estefanía]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Intriago Mercado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elba Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreira-Vera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana Victoria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montalvo Perero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paola Susana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica de Manabí Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Sección Neurología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico de Neurociencias  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>23</fpage>
<lpage>26</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2631-25812017000300023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2631-25812017000300023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2631-25812017000300023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La enfermedad de Parkinson es uno de los trastornos neurodegenerativos más frecuentes, después de las demencias, con una prevalencia mundial de más del 1% en pacientes mayores de 65 años. En el Ecuador, no se encuentran datos estadísticos directos sobre esta patología. El objetivo de nuestra investigación recae en establecer, por primera vez, la prevalencia de la enfermedad de Parkinson en la provincia de Manabí. Para tal fin, se diseñó un estudio puerta a puerta en dos fases. Se encuestaron 116.983 habitantes, mayores de 40 años -durante la primera fase- utilizando los criterios del Banco de Cerebros de Londres para el diagnóstico. En la segunda fase, los pacientes que cumplían los criterios fueron remitidos a consulta neurológica para verificación del diagnóstico. Un total de 285 habitantes (0,24%) resultaron positivos para enfermedad de Parkinson, predominando en mayores de 61 años (33,33%), y con una prevalencia levemente mayor entre sexo masculino (56,14%) que en el femenino (43,86%).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[SUMMARY Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most frequent neurodegenerative disorders after dementias, with a worldwide prevalence of more than 1% in patients older than 65 years. In Ecuador, there are not direct statistical data on this disease. The aim of our research lies in establishing for the first time, the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the province of Manabi. For that, a door-to-door study was designed in two phases. They were selected 116,983 people, over forty years old. During the first phase, they were evaluated by survey, according to the London Brain Bank criteria for diagnosis. In the second phase, patients who met the criteria were referred to a neurologist for a definitive diagnosis. A total of 285 people (0.24%) were positive for Parkinson's disease, predominating those aged over 61 years (33.33%), and with a slightly higher prevalence among males (56.14%) than in women (43.86%).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad de Parkinson]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estudio puerta a puerta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[prevalencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[epidemiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecuador.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Parkinson&#8217;s disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[door-to-door study]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[prevalence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecuador.]]></kwd>
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