Abstract
It has been argued that Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) had Parkinson's disease. He also experienced several gastrointestinal symptoms, for which various explanations have been sought, both contemporaneously and by later authors. In this Historical Note, a possible relationship between Hitler's Parkinson's disease and his gastrointestinal symptoms is explored. Specifically, we posit the hypothesis that Hitler may have suffered from small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), thus providing an early example of SIBO occurring as a prodromal Parkinson's disease symptom.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222-227 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Neurology |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- gut-brain axis
- microbiome
- parkinsonism
- Parkinson Disease/history
- DISEASE