Behind the mask of Parkinson’s Disease there are several ongoing degenerative processes. Each of these processes can originate in more than one manner. Neuroinflammation, for example, can begin when the fetus is exposed to the effects of maternal infection. But it can also begin when a 30-year old adult has influenza. The same process has multiple possible causes and they can act singly or together. This partially explains the bewildering picture painted by PD. Regardless of origin, however, disrupting those degenerative processes is the first step.
PD as a Sum of Processes
Neuroinflammation
Oxidation
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Excitotoxicity
Stress Response
Endothelial Failure
Autoimmunity/Autotoxicity
Misfolded Proteins