Article
Gut microbiota, 1013 new pieces in the Parkinson's disease puzzle
20 Sept 2016
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Gastrointestinal dysfunction is highly prevalent in Parkinson's disease and may precede motor symptoms by more than a decade. It has been proposed that the neurodegenerative cascade may actually be initiated in the gut with subsequent spreading to the brain and that gut microbiota could be involved in this process. This review provides a short introduction into the methodology of...