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NEUROLOGY 2006;66:1097-1099
© 2006 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the incidence of Parkinson disease

Miguel A. Hernán, MD, Giancarlo Logroscino, MD and Luis A. García Rodríguez, MD

From the Department of Epidemiology (M.A.H., G.L.), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica (L.A.G.R.), Madrid, Spain.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Miguel Hernán, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115; e-mail: miguel_hernan{at}post.harvard.edu

Animal and epidemiologic studies suggest that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) decrease the incidence of Parkinson disease (PD). The authors studied 1,258 PD cases and 6,638 controls from the General Practice Research Database. The odds ratios (95% CI) for ever vs never use were 0.93 (0.80 to 1.08) for nonaspirin NSAIDs, 1.29 (1.05 to 1.58) for aspirin, and 1.16 (1.00 to 1.35) for acetaminophen. Nonaspirin NSAID use was associated with a higher risk in women and a lower risk in men.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Received September 15, 2005. Accepted in final form December 2, 2005.




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