Males have a higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism after ischemic stroke than females. treatment with androgens after the oxidative insult increased cell death, and these effects were, in part, mediated by calcium influx into the mitochondria. Oddly enough, the unfavorable effects of androgens were not blocked by either androgen or estrogen receptor… Continue reading Males have a higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism