Life expectancy with a Parkinson’s syndrome | Parkinson’s syndrome

Life expectancy with a Parkinson’s syndrome

Patients with Parkinson’s disease can have a normal life expectancy with good therapy! In the first ten years, the first fluctuations in the effect of the drugs occur. Within about 20 years of the disease, most of those affected are in need of care. In most cases, the causes of death are complications of the disease, such as pneumonia or infections.

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