The Familial Predisposition in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease A Study at the Mouassat University Hospital in Damascus


Abstract in English

Parkinson disease is a chronic degenerative disease with worldwide distribution. It affects all races. Both sexes are nearly equally affected with relative male preponderance. The familial predisposition in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease was a place of argument for many years.

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