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> we don't see spouses getting PD or AD often Actually it may seem so [1], though still there is not any conclusive evidence to support a transmission hypothes
by dimask 3y ago
> we don't see spouses getting PD or AD often
Actually it may seem so [1], though still there is not any conclusive evidence to support a transmission hypothesis really as all this could be due to increased stress and such factors. Also, brain surgeons' increased risk of AD and more reports of associated risks with regard to contamination from brain operations [2] (similar to the article's ones) provide more indications that such a hypothesis is not completely implausible. Though also far from strongly supporting it or anything, as there is no proper experiment design with control groups etc to make better conclusions.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945313/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945313/
[2] https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/report-suggests-brain-surgeons-could-catch-alzheimers-disease/ https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/report-suggests-...
- caycep 3y agoYes there may be these individual case reports - but in practice - I would say, most spouses of PD patients don't seem to get it. There's like 2 exceptions out of 1000 patients in our clinic, but not enough that I feel like running to my epidemiologist with my hair on fire.