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23rd March 2014 - New research
PARKINSON'S DISEASE INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURIES People with Parkinson's Disease have been found to increase their likelihood of most accidental injuries, especially head injuries. The risk of injury increases with age.
The injury risk for those people with Parkinson's Disease who were 69-79 years old was significantly higher than those who were 50-69 years old. So people with Parkinson's Disease demonstrate a significantly elevated risk of developing all accidental injury types except injuries caused by burns. The risk of injury increases as age increases. For more news go to Parkinson's Disease News.
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People
with Parkinson's Disease were found to have the following increased
likelihood of injuries times what is normal : head injury 1.9, bone fracture
and dislocation 1.4, all injuries 1.3, injury to spinal cord, plexus and
nerves 1.25, superficial injuries and contusions 1.20, burns 1.0. 
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