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Side of Onset Influences Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, JUL 7 – The study analyzed 80 prior studies and found symptom side predicts whether Parkinson's patients face greater cognitive decline or psychiatric disorders, highlighting the need for tailored treatments.

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Parkinson's disease often begins asymmetrically, affecting either the right or left side of the body first. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have demonstrated that this initial side of onset influences the progression of non-motor symptoms.

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A promising step forward in understanding Parkinson's disease: scientists from the HUG and the University of Geneva have discovered that the side of the body initially affected – left or right – influences the nature of the symptoms to come. This distinction could allow for a more targeted management of the disease.

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Warrington Worldwide broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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