The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between head trauma and Parkinson's disease (PD). A questionnaire was completed by 97 PD patients (mean age 68.6 years, duration of disease 6.4 years) and 64 spouses acting as controls (mean age 63 years). Thirty-one PD patients reported hea
Head trauma as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Dr. Matthew B. Stern
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 329 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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