PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Aydın Cagac
TI  - Farming, well water consumption, rural living, and pesticide exposure in early life as the risk factors for Parkinson disease in Iğdır province
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20190104
DP  - 2020 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 129--135
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/25/2/129.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/25/2/129.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2020 Apr 01; 25
AB  - Objectives: To investigate potential risk factors for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in elderly individuals rural living in Turkey.Methods: In total, 72 consecutive elderly Parkinson disease patients referred to the Neurology Clinic, Iğdir State Hospital, Iğdır, Turkey were included in the study. A structured questionnaire comprising questions on history of pastoral living, pit water consumption, and exposure to ionizing radiation and pesticides was administered to the patients. The patients were divided into 2 groups on the basis of water consumption: well water consumption group and city network consumption group.Results: Of 72 patients with PD, 49 (68.1%) exposed to well water while 23 (31.9%) did not exposed to well water. The average duration of well water consumption was 20 (standard deviation 6) years (p<0.01) in group 1. Nitrate, sulfate and heavy metal levels were significantly higher in well water than in city network water (p<0.05).Conclusion: Consumption of well water containing heavy metals and nitrates in early life may contribute to the etiology of Parkinson disease in elderly individuals in Iğdır province of Turkey