Can you die from Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson's disease does not change life expectancy, says HealthMaker Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health. In this video, she explains that you can die from complications of the disease but not the disease itself.
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Sep 25, 2013
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