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SUBMITTER: Ray Chaudhuri K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516582 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ray Chaudhuri K K Qamar Mubasher A MA Rajah Thadshani T Loehrer Philipp P Sauerbier Anna A Odin Per P Jenner Peter P
NPJ Parkinson's disease 20161201
Dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract has now been recognized to affect all stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). The consequences lead to problems with absorption of oral medication, erratic treatment response, as well as silent aspiration, which is one of the key risk factors in developing pneumonia. The issue is further complicated by other gut abnormalities, such as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and an altered gut microbiota, which occur in PD with variable frequency. Clinic ...[more]