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Articles tagged "Environmental toxins"

  • 2026 International Congress

    Association of Riverine Heavy Metal Contamination with Parkinson’s Disease Risk in Rural Pune: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

    A. Gangadhar, Y. Dayma (Pune, India)

    Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological and biochemical associations between chronic exposure to heavy metal-polluted river water and the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) in…
  • 2025 International Congress

    The Absence of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Imaging Features in US Veterans with Parkinsonism: A Retrospective Imaging Study

    Y. Xu, J. Acquaviva, B. Puccio, T. Nygaard, W. Husar (Baltimore, USA)

    Objective: To understand if there is co-existence of parkinsonism and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in a US VA cohort. Background: NPH poses diagnostic challenges in…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Perinatal Dioxin Exposure and Dopaminergic Vulnerability in the Development of Motor Dysfunction Sequelae

    N. Choudhury, S. Shugar, B. Carr (Gainesville, USA)

    Objective: To investigate the impact of dioxins on movement disorder development and the mechanisms increasing vulnerability to future motor dysfunction. Background: Dioxins are persistent organic…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Association Between Pesticide Exposure and Clinical Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

    C. Cerquera-Cleves, G. Pinilla-Monsalve, M. Blais, M. Cressati, C. Normandeau, C. Degroot, I. Kathol, S. Bogard, A. Bendas, R. Camicioli, Z. Gan-Or, DA. Grimes, K. Schoffer, LV. Kalia, PA. Macdonald, MJ. Mckeown, D. Martino, J. Miyasaki, M. Schlossmacher, AJ. Stoessl, A. Strafella, E. Fon, O. Monchi, N. Dupré, F. Cicchetti (Québec, Canada)

    Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes associated with pesticide exposure in Parkinson’s disease (PD) participants in the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (COPN)(1). Background: Pesticide exposure…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtype

    D. Thordarson, J. Bronstein, A. Keener, B. Ritz, K. Paul (Los Angeles, USA)

    Objective: The present study aims to investigate the link between Parkinson’s disease (PD) motor subtype and PD-relevant pesticide exposures. Background: PD is a neurodegenerative disorder…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Microglial Activation and Phenotype in Air Pollution Neurotoxicity: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease

    A. Tang-Tan, K. Shkirkova, A. Demetriou, S. Chen, C. Bent, L. Zhao, M. Thorwald, J. Godoy-Lugo, C. Sioutas, C. Pike, C. Finch, W. Mack (Los Angeles, USA)

    Objective: To evaluate the impact of air pollution on microglial activation and phenotype and determine whether these changes persist following air quality improvement. Background: Epidemiological…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Smoking and Genetic Interactions in Parkinson’s Disease

    JDJ. Wang, LL. Chan, E. Ng, K. Prakash, WL. Au, L. Tan, EK. Tan (Singapore, Singapore)

    Objective: To investigate the interaction between smoking and Asian-specific LRRK2 variants (G2385R and R1628P) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk, examining whether smoking modifies the genetic…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Assessment of the Impact of Environmental Factors on Disease Progression in Parkinson’s Disease

    E. Krause, L. Kovalchick, A. Medhus, J. Theo, C. Truong, S. Park, X. Zhang, W. Perkison, T. Krause (Austin, USA)

    Objective: This study evaluated the impact of environmental factors on the progression of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Texas using a claims-based algorithm to identify severity…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Co-existence of Myasthenia Gravis and Parkinson’s disease, plus essential tremor in a veteran at Camp Lejeune

    Y. Kim, K. Colletta (Maywood, USA)

    Objective: We report a unique case of a patient with concurrent myasthenia gravis and Parkinson’s disease, with a history of environmental exposure to organic solvents…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Exploring the Relationship Between Pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease in El Salvador

    S. Peña Martínez, T. Ascencio, P. Salles, I. Mata (San Salvador, El Salvador)

    Objective: To determine pesticide exposure among PD patients, identify specific pesticides, assess exposure duration and frequency in relation to PD onset, using data from the…
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