Author | Original No. of patients | Final No. of patients | Reason of loss of follow-up within 5 years |
Krack, et al. [3] | 49 | 42 | 3 death (unknown details), 4 unable to return (2 lived overseas, 2 personal reason) |
Schüpbach, et al. [4] | 37 | 30 | 6 death (2 progression of PD, 1 suicide, 1 CVD, 2 sudden death) |
1 unable to return due to moving | |||
Wider, et al. [5] | 50 | 37 | 13 death (3 suicide, 7 infectious disease, 2 pulmonary embolism, 1 myocardial infarction) |
Gervais-Bernard, et al. [6] | 42 | 23 | 5 death (1 suicide, 5 other disease), 14 unable to return (unknown details) |
Moro, et al. [7] | 68 | 35 | 24 death (unknown details), 5 unable to return (unknown details) |
Our series | 55 | 43 | 7 death, 5 unable to return due to progression of PD |