BERLIN — Truncal vagotomy is associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) at more than 5 years after the procedure, a study reports. The finding supports the hypothesis that ...

The vagal nerve that extends from the abdomen to the brainstem could also conduct Parkinson’s disease via the same pathway. Many gastrointestinal problems such as constipation can start decades before ...

A recent study suggests that parkinson's disease, a disorder of the central nervous system, may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve. The study published in the journal ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Patients who underwent vagotomy were at ...

A large Danish epidemiologic study supports the theory that Parkinson's disease (PD) may begin in the gastrointestinal tract and spread through the vagus nerve to the brain. Researchers found that ...

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...

They say that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” But this is definitely not true of the vagus nerve, which wanders from the stomach to the brain, passing through the heart, esophagus and lungs ...

There is much circumstantial evidence that excessive vagal activity is an etiologic factor in the majority of chronic duodenal ulcers — hence the popularity of vagotomy as a rational operation for ...

AT LEAST fifty surgical procedures have been employed in the cure of chronic peptic ulcer since Doyen 1 first suggested gastroenterostomy, nearly all of which have been based on arrest or ...

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study. The vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to the abdomen and controls unconscious body ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical ...