Viral hepatitis and Parkinson disease: A national record-linkage study

Conclusions: We report strong evidence in favor of an elevation of rates of subsequent PD in patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These findings may be explained by factors peculiar to viral hepatitis, but whether it reflects consequences of infection, shared disease mechanisms, or the result of antiviral treatment remains to be elucidated. Further work is needed to confirm this association and to investigate pathophysiologic pathways, potentially advancing etiologic understanding of PD more broadly.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: All Infections, Viral infections, Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Cohort studies, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research