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Scientists propose new theory of Parkinson's disease.

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A new polished study sheds the light of that " Parkinson's falls into one of two main categories, depending on whether it originates in the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS). " .

" Some scientists have proposed that the toxic alpha-synuclein forms in the PNS of the gut and spreads to the brain, which is part of the CNS, via the vagus nerve.

"However, not all autopsy studies agree with this interpretation," says Dr. Per Borghammer, who works in the Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. Study Notes .

This elicits to deeply figure out and try to tailor personalized treatment after pathologically captured .

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See also a recent thread started by aspergerian13:

PD Paradigm shift: Brain-First versus Gut-First Parkinson’s Disease: A Hypothesis.

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