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The newly elucidated pathophysiological progression of Parkinson's disease from examinations of the major salivary ... - EurekAlert


Dr. Junya Ebina and Professor Osamu Kano from the Department of Neurology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, along with Professor Sunao Mizumura from the Department of Radiology, have reported that patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) exhibiting sympathetic denervation in the major salivary glands and the heart tend to have more advanced non-motor symptoms as they age, suggesting that age plays an important role in disease progression. 

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