## Abstract Our objective was to assess the association between risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) and abnormal olfaction in first‐degree relatives of patients with PD. Factors including lower cigarette smoking and lower caffeine consumption have been associated with increased risk of PD. Id
Voiding dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease: Impact of neurological impairment and clinical parameters
✍ Scribed by Zein M. Sammour; Cristiano M. Gomes; Egberto R. Barbosa; Roberto I. Lopes; Flávio S. Sallem; Flavio E. Trigo-Rocha; Homero Bruschini; Miguel Srougi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0733-2467
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