Published date: Sep 26 2019

Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 14 (2019), Issue No. 3

Pages: 78–90

DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v14i3.5207

Etedal Ahmed A. IbrahimAl Neelain University

Samer Abdalaziz AlbasherNational Center of Neurological Sciences

Background: Parkinson’sDisease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting the motor system. It is a chronic progressive disorder which leads to long standing disability.

Objective: To study the Presentations and pink1 gene in young Sudanese patients with Parkinson’s disease .

Material and Methods: A prospective study was conducted among 31 PD patients at the National center for Neurological Science (NCNS) at Khartoum state. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Consisted of personal data, clinical presentations and investigations. RT-PCR technique using G-spin™ kit.  PINK1 gene was detected in most of the samples it was strongly positive. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.

Results:. The majority of them 19 (61%) were located in age group 41 – 50 years; the mean age of onset was 33.4+_12 yrs.  19 (61%) of the subjects were males and 12 (39%) were female with ratio 1.6:1 (M: F),  20 (64.5%) were married. , 8 (40%) were endogamous married.  5 (62.5%) were second degree and 3 (37.5%) were third degree.  17 (85%) had children, 2 (10%) of the patient had children with Parkinson’s disease. 22 (71%) had duration more than 12 months, 12 (39%) age more than 40 years.  29 (93.5%) had tremor, 27 (87.1%) had rigidity and 23 (74.2%) had bradykinesia. 14 (45%) had positive family history of Parkinson’s disease. PINK1 gene expression was detected in 28 (90.3%) of the patients. no significant associations were found between PINK1 expression with age, gender, age at onset and family history (P> 0.05).

Conclusion: This study concludes that early onset PD was common among male than female. The most affected age group was found to be 41 – 50 years and the mean age of onset 33.4yrs. Also, the patterns of the clinical features were generally similar to literature. PINK1 expression was predominant with no significant associations were found between PINK1 expression with age, gender, age at onset and family history.

Key words: , Early onset,, Parkinson’s disease, Pink1 gene, Sudan.

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