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I read this study with interest, which found that statin use by the elderly was associated with a reduced risk of developing vascular parkinsonism.1 Past studies have found that the… Click to show full abstract
I read this study with interest, which found that statin use by the elderly was associated with a reduced risk of developing vascular parkinsonism.1 Past studies have found that the risk of neurodegenerative Parkinson disease (PD) is inversely associated with serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.2 Recently, a large prospective randomized controlled clinical trial determined that PD progression did not differ significantly between patients with early PD who were randomized to receive simvastatin or placebo.3
Keywords:
statins cerebral;
association statins;
parkinsonism;
response association;
reader response;
cerebral atherosclerosis
Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2022
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