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Use of ibuprofen and risk of Parkinson disease.

Xiang X Gao, Honglei H Chen, Michael A MA Schwarzschild, and Alberto A Ascherio

Neurology 76(10):863-9 (2011) PMID 21368281 PMCID PMC3059148

Neuroinflammation may contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in general, and possibly ibuprofen in particular, has been shown to be related to lower PD risk in previous epidemiologic studies.

DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31820f2d79
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