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Traumatic brain injury, paraquat exposure, and their relationship to Parkinson disease
13 Nov 2012
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increased risk of Parkinson disease (PD) in many but not all epidemiologic studies, giving rise to speculations about modifying factors. A recent animal study suggested that the combination of TBI with subthreshold paraquat exposure increases dopaminergic neurodegeneration. The objective of our study was to investigate PD risk due to both TBI and paraquat exposure in...
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