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    Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor...
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    The history of Parkinson's disease expands from 1817, when British apothecary James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, to modern times...
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  • In the management of Parkinson's disease, due to the chronic nature of Parkinson's disease (PD), a broad-based program is needed that includes patient...
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  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complicated neurodegenerative disease that progresses over time and is marked by bradykinesia, tremor, and stiffness. As...
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    Famous people have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Alan Alda (born 1936), American actor. Steve Alten (born 1959), American author. Alex Band...
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  • Parkinson's Disease is an open access medical journal covering Parkinson's disease. It was established in 2009 and is published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation...
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    by the team of Alim Louis Benabid in the 1980ies, DBS received recognition as a treatment method for tremor and later Parkinson's disease, dystonia,...
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  • The research in Parkinson's disease (also known as clinical trials, medical research, research studies, or clinical studies) refers to any study intended...
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    Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral...
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    Parkinson's disease is recognized as being more common in Gaucher's disease patients and their heterozygous carrier relatives. Osteoporosis: 75% of patients...
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    renamed Parkinson's disease by Jean-Martin Charcot. James Parkinson was born on 11 April 1755 in Shoreditch, London, England. He was the son of John Parkinson...
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  • caregivers. The Parkinson's Foundation was established in 2016 through the merger of the National Parkinson Foundation and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation...
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    before a diagnosis of Parkinsonism is made. The remainder of this article describes Hypokinesia associated with Parkinson's disease, and conditions related...
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    The disease worsens over time and is usually diagnosed when cognitive impairment interferes with normal daily functioning. Together with Parkinson's disease...
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    studies have shown lower age-related prevalence of Parkinson's disease in South Asians, with the rate of prevalence being around 52.7 per 100,000 as compared...
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  • Parkinson's disease may lead to falls. Non-experts need to be aware of the features of Parkinson's disease and should have a basic understanding of how...
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    of movement dysfunction. Alpha synuclein potentially connects the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease patients. Common inherited Parkinson disease is...
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  • behaviour disorder and Parkinson's disease is rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) that is associated with Parkinson's disease. RBC is linked genetically...
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    et al. (Arizona Parkinson's Disease Consortium) (May 2014). "Concomitant pathologies among a spectrum of parkinsonian disorders". Parkinsonism & Related Disorders...
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    Lewy body (category Parkinson's disease)
    aggregations of protein – that develop inside neurons affected by Parkinson's disease (PD), the Lewy body dementias (Parkinson's disease dementia and...
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    Bradyphrenia (category Parkinson's disease)
    slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain. Disorders characterized by bradyphrenia include Parkinson's disease and forms of schizophrenia...
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    P. K. Banerjee (category Recipients of the Arjuna Award)
    a Kolkata hospital since 2 March. He also had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problems. Pradip Kumar Banerjee was born...
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    Levodopa (section History)
    dopamine concentrations in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonism, dopamine-responsive dystonia and Parkinson-plus syndrome. The therapeutic efficacy...
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    degeneration disease or frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder, encompasses several types of dementia involving the progressive degeneration of the brain's...
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  • Carbidopa/levodopa (category Drugs that are a combination of chemicals)
    is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. It is primarily used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but it does not slow...
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    Dopamine dysregulation syndrome (category Parkinson's disease)
    in people with Parkinson's disease or restless legs syndrome (RLS) who have taken dopamine agonist medications for an extended period of time. The most...
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    Michael J. Fox (category People with Parkinson's disease)
    Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty (1996–2000). In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate...
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    Multiple system atrophy (category Rare diseases)
    symptoms as Parkinson's disease. However, those with MSA generally show little response to the dopamine agonists used to treat Parkinson's disease and only...
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  • Parkinson's UK is a Parkinson's research and support charity in the United Kingdom. In April 2010, the Parkinson's Disease Society changed its name to...
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  • Lee Silverman voice treatment (category Parkinson's disease)
    (LSVT LOUD) is a treatment for speech disorders associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It focuses on increasing vocal loudness and is delivered by...
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