RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Farming, well water consumption, rural living, and pesticide exposure in early life as the risk factors for Parkinson disease in Iğdır province
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 129
OP 135
DO 10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20190104
VO 25
IS 2
A1 Aydın Cagac
YR 2020
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/25/2/129.abstract
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