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Scientists think Parkinson’s might be 2 diseases in 1, as fears grow Covid-19 may spark a wave of the disorder – RT
New Parkinson’s disease research indicates it may actually have two variants which start in different areas of the body. Scientists also worry the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a major spike in the neurodegenerative disorder.
Parkinson’s is widely believed to be a singular, neurodegenerative disease which starts in the brain, but a new brain imaging study indicates it may actually be two simultaneous afflictions, one of which starts in the gut.
In some of the Parkinson’s patients observed, the disease started in their intestinal nervous system before traveling up into the brain.
“Until now, many people have viewed the disease as relatively homogeneous and defined it based on the classical movement disorders,” say…
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