Re: Hyperglycaemia and depression
Depressed seniors were slightly more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease than their younger counterparts with depression, and those with hard-to-treat depression were over twice as likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease as those whose depression was easier to cure.
"Depression can come after a Parkinson's diagnosis and is highly prevalent in Parkinson's disease patients, but it can also come on years before the actual onset, thus it is hard to say whether Parkinson's causes depression or depression causes Parkinson's," Yang said.
Depression and Parkinson's disease are known to work together. Up to 60% of people with Parkinson's will manifest some symptoms of depression, according to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.
One theory is that, as with the loss of a sense of smell, depression may be an early symptom of Parkinson's disease. The researchers attempted to control for this possibility by excluding all people who were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease within 2 - 5 years of a depression diagnosis.
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