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Alcohol and Parkinson disease
Author(s) -
Lang A. E.,
Marsden C. D.,
Obeso J. A.,
Parkes J. D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410120307
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , alcohol , parkinson's disease , medicine , disease , population , basal ganglia , central nervous system , environmental health , biology , biochemistry
A survey of the drinking habits of 125 patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease showed no difference from a control population in the amount of alcohol consumed and only mild effects of alcohol on parkinsonian symptoms in a small percentage (16%) of these patients. A case of parkinsonism provoked by alcohol withdrawl is also reported, and the complex effects of alcohol on function of the basal ganglia are briefly reviewed.