Charlie wrote:
So technically nobody tie of PD they die of the complications of PD. Also PD
does not seem to materially shorten life - which goes against intuition since
many of us have seen people die who wouldn't have died if they didn't have PD.
The article on PD by Lang and Lozano in the October 8, 1998 NEJofM, states
as follows: "The impact of the disease is indicated by the fact that
mortality is two to five times as high ammong affected persons as among
age-matched controls, resulting in a marked reduction in life expectancy."
And, later, "Thus, Parkinson's disease greatly shortens life as well as
causing debility during life."
Bob Dolezal
