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Is There an Association Between Flu and Parkinson’s Disease?

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Is There an Association Between Flu and Parkinson’s Disease?

April 18, 2022

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in the effects of viruses on our health has surged, and new investigations between the association of various viruses and other health ailments have begun. Unlike COVID-19, influenza has been studied for decades. Unfortunately, it is not clear what risks flu infection and flu vaccination may pose for subsequent health.

A new study published in JAMA Neurology has focused on the potential relationship between flu and Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the physician researchers questioned whether infection with the flu was associated with Parkinson’s disease more than 10 years later.

For their study, scientists used Danish National Patient Registry data collected between the years 1977 and 2016. Nearly 62,000 individuals were included in the study, approximately 39% of whom were female and 86% of whom were over the age of 60. Parkinson’s disease patients were included if their disease was not drug-induced.

The data analysis revealed as association between Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and influenza infection more than 10 years prior. The authors concluded that while the study suggested a correlation between influenza infection and the development of Parkinson’s disease years later, it did not demonstrate causality. In other words, the study does not provide evidence that flu infection causes Parkinson’s disease. Nonetheless, these interesting data are likely to be followed by new studies to help tease out the details of how flu infection may be related to Parkinson’s disease or what other factor or factors may increase one’s risk for developing both flu and Parkinson’s disease.

 

Reference

Cocoros NM, Svensson E, Szépligeti SK, et al. Long-term Risk of Parkinson Disease Following Influenza and Other Infections. JAMA Neurology. 2021;78(12):1461-1470. doi:10.1001/JAMANEUROL.2021.3895

Filed Under: COVID-19, Patient Care Tagged With: American Academy of Neurology, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Mental Health, Neurology, patient care, Symptoms of coronavirus

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