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Title
Use of statins and the risk of Parkinson's disease: a retrospective case-control study in the UK.
Authors
Becker, Claudia; Jick, Susan S; Meier, Christoph R
Abstract
Case reports have related the use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors ('statins') to Parkinson's disease (PD). Paradoxically, however, statins may have potentially beneficial effects on neurodegenerative diseases due to their anti-inflammatory properties.