Leukocyte-subset counts in idiopathic parkinsonism provide clues to a pathogenic pathway involving small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. A surveillance study

Leukocyte-subset counts in idiopathic parkinsonism provide clues to a pathogenic pathway involving small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. A surveillance study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Following <it>Helicobacter pylori</it> eradication in idiopathic parkinsonism (IP), hypokinesia improved but flexor-rigidity increased. Small intestinal bacterial-overgrowth (SIBO) is a candidate driver of the rigidity: h...

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Main Authors: Dobbs R, Charlett André, Dobbs Sylvia M, Weller Clive, A Ibrahim Mohammad A, Iguodala Owens, Smee Cori, Plant J, Lawson Andrew J, Taylor David, Bjarnason Ingvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease
<it>Helicobacter</it>
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Blood leukocytes
Natural-killer
T-helper
Neutrophils
Hypokinesia
Rigidity
Tremor
Online Access:http://www.gutpathogens.com/content/4/1/12

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