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  2. Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    Parkinson's disease ( PD ), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor system and non-motor systems. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease progresses, non-motor symptoms become more common. Usual symptoms are tremor, slowness of movement ...

  3. Parkinson-plus syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Parkinson-plus syndromes ( PPS) are a group of neurodegenerative [1] diseases featuring the classical features of Parkinson's disease ( tremor, rigidity, akinesia / bradykinesia, and postural instability) with additional features that distinguish them from simple idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson-plus syndromes are either inherited ...

  4. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    Four motor symptoms are considered cardinal signs in PD: slowness of movement ( bradykinesia ), tremor, rigidity, and postural instability. [1] Typical for PD is an initial asymmetric distribution of these symptoms, where in the course of the disease, a gradual progression to bilateral symptoms develops, although some asymmetry usually persists.

  5. Swiss-designed technology helps Parkinson's patient walk again

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    A long-term Parkinson's disease patient, Marc Gauthier had essentially been confined to his home until he became the first person to receive a new Swiss-designed implant that dramatically improved ...

  6. Causes of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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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 the condition worsens, some patients may also experience postural instability. [1] Parkinson's disease (PD) is primarily caused by the gradual degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the region ...

  7. History of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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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. Before Parkinson's descriptions, others had already described features of the disease that would bear his name, while the 20th century greatly improved knowledge of the disease and its ...

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