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Weight in Parkinson's Disease: Phenotypical Significance.
International review of neurobiology - 1 Jan 2017
Sharma Jagdish C, Lewis Anna
Abstract excerpt
Body weight in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a significant nonmotor feature. Weight homeostasis is a complex physiological process and gets deranged in PD patients leading to changes in weight. While both the low and high body weight have been reported as risk factors for PD, the majority of PD patients have a lower weight and a subset of patients lose weight during the course of the disease, while a small...
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