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<p>The Department has made no assessment of the possible links between Parkinson's
disease and osteoporosis. However, we are aware of a number of studies citing such
a link, the most recent being published in the <em>Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery
and Psychiatry </em>in March this year, which suggested that patients with Parkinson’s
disease were at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. A number of possible risk
factors are identified, such as instability and a deteriorating physical condition.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical
guideline, <em>Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture,</em> sets out
best practice for clinicians in the assessment of fragility fracture risk in patients.
The guideline highlights a set of patients who are at risk of developing secondary
osteoporosis, which includes those with, ‘<em>immobility (due for example to neurological
injury or disease)’.</em> The guidance can be found at following link:</p><p> </p><p><br>
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg146/resources/guidance-osteoporosis-assessing-the-risk-of-fragility-fracture-pdf</p><p>
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