Analytical study of the evolution of hospitalizations for Parkinson’s disease in comparison with the region, race, sex and age range in Brazil in the last 10 years

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and degenerative central nervous system neuropathy, caused by decrease of the dopamin hormone. The therapy is symptomatic, neuroprotective and restorative, however it´s still very disabling in advanced stages. Objectives: Report the number of cases of the disease in different social sectors, to establish link between etiology and health promotion. Methods: An analytical epidemiological study carried out by research at DATASUS that analyzes the number of Brazilians admissions for Parkinson’s Disease, between January/2011 to December/2020, associating these to the incidence according to age group, race, region and sex. Results: Observing Brazil’s hospitalizations, since 2011, due to Parkinson’s Disease, noticed: 9,210 cases, being 5,303 (57.58%) male. In the regional proportion, Southeast had the highest incidence with 4,050 cases, followed by South with 2,470, Northeast with 1,800, Midwest with 519 and North with 371. Segregating in states, São Paulo had the highest number 2239, followed by Rio Grande do Sul with 1155. Regarding race, whites with 4,355 cases had the highest incidence, followed by browns with 1825. In the proportion curve between 2011-2020, there’s reduction of approximately 1,012% of the registered average. Assessing the age group, there’s higher incidence between 70-79 years followed by 60-69 years. Conclusions: It’s noted that the incidence of Brazilian hospitalizations for Parkinson’s Disease has increased substantially since 2011. Furthermore, the numbers described are hospitalizations, reflecting higher numbers if the total cases are evaluated, in addition to underreporting. So, it’s necessary to invest in methods for early diagnosis seeking to improve the prognosis.