What is the youngest known case of Parkinson’s?

07.01.10 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex
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I am doing some research and am wondering what is the youngest known cases of Parkinson’s disease in humans. After viewing some brain scan images it would seem that it could be possible that Parkinson’s could be started much like for example spinal Meningitis is started, except I don’t think it’s a form of Spinal Meningitis..That would be up to Lab researchers to verify of corse. If so the a earlyer diagnosis and treatment can be started..
In that’ this virus is started in spinal fluid area and spread to the brain cells.The human brain cells are different from spinal area cells thus the Brunt of Damage.

Comments: 2

Matt-Health // January 7th, 2010 - 5:15 am

I attended a Parkinson’s conference in Washington DC this spring, and I remember someone talking about a girl diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age seven. So, I did some searching, and found this website:

http://nh.easterseals.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9177&abbr=NHDR_

Her name is Wilbanice. Perhaps the article leaves out her last name to protect her identity.

Writers from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation reference a patient diagnosed at the age of 9 at these links:

http://www.pdf.org/Ask/kb.cfm?selectedItem=2858&returnURL=kb%2Ecfm%3Fkeywords%3Dyoungest

http://www.pdf.org/Ask/kb.cfm?selectedItem=3006&returnURL=kb%2Ecfm%3Fkeywords%3Dyoungest

I hope this helps.

Frank // January 7th, 2010 - 5:15 am

I am not sure of the earliest case, but I know in a neuro class I took they talked about 20 year olds getting it. Not because of natural causes though, but because they had been taking so much LSD.

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