Table 1.

Causes of hospitalization during the 1 year follow-up after the baseline visit: 49events in 41 PD patients

Acute unplanned hospitalizations (38 events)
Direct disease related morbidity (4 events)
-DBS PD system infection (2 events)
-Motor impairment(1 event)
-Orthostatic hypotension (1 event)
Indirect disease related morbidity (16 events)
-Traumatic falls (9 events)
-Pneumonia and/or respiratory infection (4 events)
-Intestinal obstruction and/orgastroparesia (3 events)
Non-PD related causes (16 events)
-Other infections (6 events)
-Cardiac ischemic attack (3 events)
-Urinary system complications (3 events)
-Cardiac insufficiency (1 event)
-Syncope secondary to a orticstenosis (1 event)
-Stroke (1 event)
-Esophagitis (1 event)
Unclear diagnosis (2 events)
Programmed hospitalizations (11 events)
-Lumbar canal stenosis surgery (2 events)
-Deep brain stimulation surgery (2events)
-Carotid bypass surgery (1 event)
-Aortic valve replacement (1 event)
-knee replacement surgery (1 event)
-Transurethral resection of the prostate (1 event)
-Urinary incontinence surgery (1 event)
-Carcinoma pulmonary resection (1 event)
-Apomorphine test (1 event)