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Existence of brain-first and body-first Parkinson’s disease subtypes – News-Medical.Net
Although the name may suggest otherwise, Parkinson’s disease is not one but two diseases, starting either in the brain or in the intestines.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 22 2020
Although the name may suggest otherwise, Parkinson’s disease is not one but two diseases, starting either in the brain or in the intestines. Which explains why patients with Parkinson’s describe widely differing symptoms, and points towards personalized medicine as the way forward for people with Parkinson’s disease.
This is the conclusion of a study which has just been published in the leading neurology journal Brain.
The researchers behind the s…
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