Parkinson's Disease

🔬Causes & Risk Factors

• 1Caused by the progressive loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells in a specific region of the brain
• 2though the exact trigger for this cell loss is not fully understood in most cases. Genetic factors play a role in a minority of cases
• 3particularly those with early onset
• 4while environmental factors such as exposure to certain pesticides and toxins have also been associated with increased risk in some studies. Age is the strongest known risk factor
• 5with the condition becoming significantly more common after age 60.