Parkinsons Disease
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Parkinsons Disease is a crippling, degenerative disorder that mainly affects a movement center of the brain. The disorder creates a shortage or limiting of action of the neurotransmitter dopamine which in a healthy…

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a condition that is a disorder of the motor system . It results in a loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. The four main indicator of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw,…

Being diagnosed with a progressive neurological disease is never easy for a patient or family member. Recently my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. A proud man, it took a lot of strength and courage…

Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder which is primarily diagnosed in people aged 50 and above. This degenerative disease affects the muscular movement, creates tremor and increases posture rigidity.

Parkinson's disease impacts the human brain's dopamine-secreting nerve cells. Its symptoms include tremors, gait and speech modifications and muscle rigidity. The disease has no permanent cure; a patient of Parkinson's…

Parkinson disease is a progressive neurological problem that affects people of all ages and races. It is a very common condition. It is estimated that about 70, 000 Australians live with this disease.

Parkinson's disease contains a genetic component to its development. Mutations on chromosomes 4 indicate a recessive autosomal mode of inheritance, while a mutation in the genes on the chromosome 6 allele indicates a dominant autosomal method of inheritance. This is important in determining the chances of future offspring to develop Parkinson's disease. There are numerous treatment methods to alleviate the trembling symptoms associated with the disease, however, a cure does not exist. There has been progress with stem cell implantation, but the ethical and moral objections to the use of stem cells has hindered any significant progress in this field.