Link found between traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's, but not Alzheimer's

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/tmsh-lfb062716.php

Public Release: 11-Jul-2016
Link found between traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's, but not Alzheimer's
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a loss of consciousness (LOC) may be associated with later development of Parkinson's disease but not Alzheimer's disease or incident dementia, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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