Population
Autopsy specimens of late onset Parkinson's disease and control brainstem tissue
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports further investigation of enteroviral role in PD; leaves open whether association is causal or clinically relevant.
Identified virus-like particles and enterovirus antigens in brainstem neurons of Parkinson's disease patients, suggesting a potential viral etiology.
Dourmashkin et al. (2018) studied this question.