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Lewy Body Disease; Parkinson disease; Parkinson//'s disease; PD - Parkinson's disease; Primary Parkinsonism; Shaking Palsy |
This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. Please discuss changes on the talk page or request unprotection. (Protection is not an endorsement of the current page version.) Parkinson's disease (also known as PD or Parkinson disease) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, that affects the control of muscles, and so may affect movement, speech and posture. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorder ...
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Parkinson's Disease Articles
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Information Page
... Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure used to treat a variety of disabling neurological symptoms-most commonly the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), such as tremor,... - Depression and Parkinson's Disease
... Symptoms of Depression Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activitie... - Genes and Disease: Parkinson disease
... Parkinson disease, first described by James Parkinson in 1817, is a growing national problem, with more than half a million Americans affected at any one time. Most people are over 50 years old when t... - Major New Finding on Genetics of Parkinson's Disease Zeroes In on Activity of Alpha Synuclein
... Scientists investigating a rare familial form of early-onset Parkinson's disease have discovered that too much of a normal form of the α-synuclein gene may cause Parkinson's disease. The... - Parkinson's Disease Information Page
... Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by damaged or dead dopamine-neurons in the substantia nigra, a region of the brain that controls balance and coordinat... - Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research
... Parkinson's disease may be one of the most baffling and complex of the neurological disorders. Its cause remains a mystery but research in this area is active, with new and intriguing findings con... - Yeast Model Yields Insights Into Parkinson’s Disease
... Scientists who developed the first yeast model of Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been able to describe the mechanisms of an important gene’s role in the disease. Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Ph.D., and Susan...
Resources
- A Pacemaker for the Brain (Cleveland Clinic)
- Accommodating People with Parkinson's Disease (Job Accommodation Network)
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