- Male or female.
- Any ethnic or racial group.
- Age >= 20 years.
- Diagnosed by a knowledgeable clinician as having probable idiopathic Parkinson’s disease or another degenerative parkinsonian disorder (normal controls can also be enrolled).
- The subject or appropriate representative provides informed consent for data to be transferred to the PD-DOC.
- Data obtained and submitted by an approved PD-DOC user (investigator).
The following should be requested from each enrolled subject:
- Completion of the full PD-DOC Core Data Set.
- A blood sample for submission to the NINDS Genetics Repository.
- Consideration of brain donation at the time of death for neuropathologic examination. Information about the procedures for brain donation should be provided to each subject/family.