November 04, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) result when physical injury causes the brain to collide with the skull. TBIs are known to trigger a number of symptoms. However, researchers at the Mayo Clinic and UCLA have recently discovered a more troubling potential side affect of TBIs: Parkinson's Disease. This chronic and progressive motor system disorder is characterized by tremors, stiffness of limbs, slowness of movement and impaired balance.
Neurologist James Bowers and a team of Mayo Clinic clinicians recently reviewed medical records of 196 patients. The Mayo Clinic researchers, investigating the prevalence of head trauma to the development of Parkinson's disease, searched for past medical histories of head or brain trauma in their study group. The Bowers-lead team ultimately concluded that patients who have experienced a head injury are four times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who have never suffered a head injury. Read more
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