Archives on Neurology 2009 (Volume 66 Issue 7) Contents Page

Title: Elevated Serum Pesticide Levels and Risk of Parkinson Disease

Fade Skinny: Exposure to pesticides has been reported to increase the risk of Parkinson disease (PD), but identification of the specific pesticides is lacking. Three studies have found elevated levels of organochlorine pesticides in postmortem PD brains.

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