If I have Alzheimer's, Will I Also Get Parkinson's Disease? (0:15)
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are two diseases that people would prefer to avoid, but there appears to be a link between them. HealthMaker Bruce Miller, MD talks in this video about the possible connection.
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The studies suggests that about 40% of people with Alzheimer's disease also show Parkinson's proteins, and a Parkinsonian syndrome that develops after the Alzheimer's syndrome. So, yes the two diseases are very strongly interlinked.
Bruce Miller, MD, is a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. He directs the UCSF dementia center where patients in the San Francisco Bay Area receive comprehensive clinical evaluations.
