Parkinson's disease risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of Parkinson disease are:

• Family history(86)
• Depression(111-116)
• Exposure to pesticides(86 ya 118)
• high consumption of dairy diet(125va 126)

• Vitamin D deficiency(129)
• history of brain trauma(127)

• History of migraine with aura(132)
• History of anemia(139)
• Using of well water(86 va 135)
• Living in urban areas(133)
• Excess intake of iron and manganese(136)
• Obesity(137)
• Exposure to hydrocarbons solvents(134)
• Low muscle strength(140)