You die with Parkinson’s, not from it.”
You’ve probably heard that. But it’s misleading-and often wrong.
Parkinson’s shortens life expectancy. And for some, it shortens it dramatically.
A man diagnosed at age 55 will, on average, lose 11 years of life.
That’s more than with many cancers.
Most patients don’t die of old age.
They die from:
Aspiration pneumonia
Dangerous falls
Infections
Dementia complications
This isn’t said to scare anyone-it’s said because
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