Estado de la investigación sobre la enfermedad de Parkinson en México: de 1988 a 2010

Objective: the aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the scientific production on Parkinson's disease held in Mexico. Methods: we conducted a systematic search of publications in Mexico at the following sites: Medline via PubMed, Mexican Index of Latin American Biomedical Journals (IMBIOMED), Articles Published in Mexicos Health Information System (ARTEMISA), Scientific Electronic Library Online Mexico (SciELO) and Medigraphic. Results: through the search protocol in PubMed and the established criteria a total of 113 publications from January 1998 thru December 2010 were obtained. An additional 34 publications were obtained from the other indexes consulted. Approximately sixty percent of all publications corresponded to the basic research area. The number of publications by year increased noticeably since 2005. Conclusion: the basic research markedly exceeds the clinical research thus indicating a need to increase the interest and importance of clinical studies in mexican patients with Parkinson's disease. In terms of publications in mexican journals a greater number of clinical original work is required as opposed to the number of reviews of the literaure currently available.