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Population fraction of Parkinson’s disease attributable to preventable risk factors
- Source :
- npj Parkinson's Disease, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2023.
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Abstract
- Abstract Parkinson’s disease is the fastest-growing neurologic disease with seemingly no means of prevention. Intrinsic risk factors (age, sex, and genetics) are inescapable, but environmental factors are not. We identified repeated blows to the head in sports/combat as a potential new risk factor. 23% of PD cases in females were attributable to pesticide/herbicide exposure, and 30% of PD in males were attributable to pesticides/herbicides, military-related chemical exposures, and repeated blows to the head, and therefore could have potentially been prevented.
- Subjects :
- Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23738057 and 17624177
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- npj Parkinson's Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9c8d1762417746bdbf7d1ad5f08d965c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-023-00603-z