According to the Parkinson’s Foundation almost a million people in the US are diagnosed and living with Parkinson’s Disease. About 90,000 additional are diagnosed each year. It was first described by a British physician in 1817 in a pamphlet entitled “Essay on the Shaking Palsy”.
An increasing inability to create the neurotransmitter dopamine by the substantia nigra in the brain characterized the disease. Conventional treatment involves supplying the amino acid l-dopa to enhance dopamine production. There is no cure for Parkinson’s disease so often there is a lack of medical curiosity to help individuals with Parkinson’s.
Symptoms include tremor and shaking, slowed movements, rigidity of muscles, impaired balance, loss of automatic actions such as blinking, voice changes to a whisper, and loss of writing ability. Men are more prone to Parkinson’s Disease over women over all ages and the incidence rises with aging.
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