Why the study?
Do patients with postencephalitic or idiopathic Parkinson disease have different titers of influenza virus antibodies compared to healthy controls?
Population
20 patients with postencephalitic Parkinson disease and 55 patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease, along…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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No influenza antibody differences seen in postencephalitic or idiopathic Parkinson disease; leaves open alternative etiologies for further study.
Do patients with postencephalitic or idiopathic Parkinson disease have different titers of influenza virus antibodies compared to healthy controls?
There is no evidence of altered influenza virus antibody titers in patients with postencephalitic or idiopathic Parkinson disease compared to controls.
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