Muhammad Ali's Death: Can Head Injuries Cause Parkinson's?
When you purchase through link on our site , we may pull in an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . Boxing booster Muhammad Ali lived with Parkinson ’s disease for three decades before his last on Friday ( June 3 ) at the age of 74 , and many have wondered whether Ali ’s fisticuffs career cause him to develop the neurologic disorder . Although it ’s likely that frequent head injuries played a role in the boxer’sParkinson ’s disease , sure genes may have also increased his susceptibility to the disease , experts said ....