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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. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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   The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ( NINDS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$2.03 billion. [2] The mission of NINDS is "to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every ...

4. 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 ...

5. Management of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   Management of Parkinson's disease. 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 and family education, support-group services, general wellness maintenance, exercise, and nutrition. At present, no cure for the disease is known, but ...

6. 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 ...

7. Parkinsonian gait - Wikipedia

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   Parkinsonian gait (or festinating gait, from Latin festinare [to hurry]) is the type of gait exhibited by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). [2] It is often described by people with Parkinson's as feeling like being stuck in place, when initiating a step or turning, and can increase the risk of falling. [3]