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Are Parkinson's patients more susceptible to Alzheimer's?

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Are Parkinson's patients more susceptible to Alzheimer's?

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Though they do share some similarities, people with Parkinson's disease are not more susceptible to Alzheimer's, explains Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health.

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