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Aug 12 2008
Q:Can Parkinson's disease be caused from exposure to carbon monoxide over a long period of time? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:What is trauma-induced Parkinson's and what is the prognosis?Show Answer
(anonymous)
Aug 12 2008
Q:Is boxing one of the causes of Parkinson's disease and are they linked in any way? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:My friend has been involved in karate for years and he is now showing tremors, rigidity, and some loss of balance. He is age 45. Can Parkinson's Disease, a Parkinson syndrome or something similar be trauma (karate) related such as in the case of Muhammed Ali? (WV)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:What is trauma-induced Parkinson's and what is the prognosis? Thank you. (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:Has there been any research done documenting a direct correlation between brain trauma and Parkinson's disease and are brain injury survivors more likely to develop Parkinson's than those who have not sustained a brain trauma? (CC)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:My father has just been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease a few days ago. He has all of the symptoms that your website talked about. He was a farmer for over 40 years. I have heard that a specific chemical that is used in the agricultural industry has been linked to Parkinson's disease. Are you aware of this, and if so what is the name of the chemical? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:Is it within reasonable medical probability that Parkinson's can be the result of blunt trauma to the head &/or cervical region, either as a sole proximate cause or a proximate cause which initiates a latent genetic or physical propensity for the disease? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:I am an Operating Room R.N who worked with Ethylene oxide sterilization in the 60's, where items were room aerated and staff was exposed to fumes. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease 3 years ago, and have no family history of it.Show Answer
Could this Ethylene Oxide exposure be the cause? Have other medical personnel come forward with recent Parkinson's diagnosis? (anonymous)
