Disputed theory on Parkinson's origin strengthened

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 12:02 in Health & Medicine

Does Parkinson's disease actually start in the gut? The so-called Braak's hypothesis proposes that the disease process begins in the digestive tract and in the brain's center of smell. The theory is supported by the fact that symptoms associated with digestion and smell occur very early on in the disease.

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