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Are genetic and sporadic Parkinson's disease patients equally susceptible to develop dementia?
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Feb 2010
Inzelberg Rivka, Polyniki Anna
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of dementia in genetic Parkinson's disease is heterogeneous. The onset and progression of diverse forms of familial Parkinson's disease might be different than that of sporadic disease. Since dementia is an age related process, its risk increases with advanced disease severity and duration. The onset and progression of dementia is expected to vary between genetic forms, which present at diverse...
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