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When people hear the words Parkinson’s disease they think, “Isn’t that what Michael J. Fox has?” For those who are asking, “Who is Michael J. Fox?” He was the character Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” movie and played on many TV shows. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he set up an organization to research Parkinsonism. What the Michael J. Fox Foundation found was that 40 percent of the people living with Parkinson’s disease experience dystonia as an early symptom or a complication of treatment. This is the only blurb you see on the website about dystonia. In fact, it is so much like the other disorders out there that many people have never heard of it. The purpose of this paper is to inform

This paper is limited to Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease was thoroughly researched and will be described in depth including: physiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, therapeutic measures, and short vs. long term effects.

Parkinson’s disease is the most common movement disorder; its characteristics are loss of muscle control, stiffness, slowness, shaking, and impaired balance. My grandmother had Parkinson’s very bad and she couldn’t walk anymore or hardly talk, it’s very sad because they are just unable to do anything. Muhammad Ali is one of the best boxers of all time and now he also suffers from Parkinson’s; he also has all of these symptoms and is hardly able to talk. As symptoms worsen is when you see that one may not be able to walk, or talk. Over one million people in the United States suffer from this disease, and about five million worldwide. The disease was named after James Parkinson who described this disease as “shaking palsy.”

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system, specifically the movement. The most common and most notable symptom is the tremor. The tremor is often found in the arm or hand. Symptoms of Parkinson’s have appeared throughout history. In India, as early as 5000 B.C. certain symptoms of Parkinson’s have showed up. Scientists and researchers have developed many treatments and medications for this disease. Although there are these treatments and medications, there is no permanent cure to Parkinson’s. Current research is still being done to find a cure, and they have found that if a person is healthy when diagnosed they have the potential to live as long as someone who is unaffected by this disease. Parkinson’s

Although, symptoms that matched Parkinson’s were described as early as 1000 B.C. (Goetz, 2011). In the mid 1800’s, Jean-Martin Charcot made further refinements regarding Parkinson’s disease, he was able to separate Parkinson’s disease from other disease that shared similar symptoms(Goetz, 2011). Jean-Martin Charcot was responsible for Parkinson’s disease to be called Parkinson’s disease by suggesting to the medical community that the terms paralysis agitans and shaking palsy should be discarded (Goetz, 2011). He believed that Parkinson’s was a better term because patients who suffered from it were not weak, did not necessarily have tremors, and not all suffered from paralysis, as the terms paralysis agitans and shaking palsy suggested (Goetz, 2011). Another person who furthered the understanding of Parkinson’s disease, was William Gowers, he discovered that males were more likely to develop this disease as well as discovering the joint deformities that were common with Parkinson’s disease

    Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and possessive moving disorder that causes malfunctions and death of vital neurons in the brain (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 2017). It is a severe disease that affects many americans. Risk factors include age and gender. More often than most, older men of over the age 60 are the target for Parkinson’s. Symptoms include tremors, slowness in movement, muscle stiffness, and more severely the inability to walk. Treatments include medications, therapy, and surgery while depending on the factor of how severe the Parkinson’s case is.  Parkinson’s disease varies in five stages, one being the less severe symptoms and case of treatments .

Did you know that an estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease? Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder, meaning that symptoms continue and worsen over time. Nearly over one million people in the US are living with Parkinson's disease for possibly the rest of their lives. The cause is unknown, and although there is presently no cure at all , there are treatment options such as multiple medications and a variety of surgeries to manage its symptoms. Although, doctors and scientists are on the brink of a medical breakthrough with all the discovers that have been made.

"I have become a lizard, a great lizard frozen in a dark, cold, strange world.” So says Roberto Garcia d 'orto in his description for Parkinson’s disease. This disease is a very common neurological disorder. Two centuries ago, James Parkinson was the first to describe the disease in detail. He published a monograph, “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy,” describing a neurological illness consisting of resting tremors and an odd form of progressive motor disability, now known as Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is associated with many challenges and complexities. The diagnosis, causes and risk factors, and treatments of Parkinson’s disease are the best categories to gain knowledge from about the disease and how it affects the patients’ behaviors.

(Parkinson's Disease Information). Specifically of interest in 1817, Dr. James Parkinson diligently identifies the symptoms of the disease and names the disease “the shaking palsy.” In addition, Dr. Parkinson publishes his findings in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, which records the accounts of the six cases he observed in an attempt to encourage others to study the disease. (Parkinson's Disease Information). However, it is not until the year 1877 that French Neurologist, Jean Martin Charcot, recognizes the importance of Dr. Parkinson’s work inspiring him to change the name of the disease to Parkinson’s disease. (Parkinson's Disease Information). Unfortunately, at this point in history, due to a lack of medical advances, the cause of the illness remains a

Some people may know what Parkinson’s Disease is but not what it is capable of. Many may not even be aware that Parkinson’s Disease exists. Michele Tagliati, Gary N. Guten, and Jo Horne explain that “Parkinson’s Disease is a disease in a group of conditions called movement disorders -- disorders that result from a loss of the brain’s control on voluntary movement” (10). With this being said, a neurotransmitter in the brain called Dopamine sends signals to regions in the brain that are the control base of balance, movement, and coordination. Unfortunately, in a patient with Parkinson’s Disease the cells that produce Dopamine die quicker than in a healthy person. The number of people afflicted with Parkinson’s is rising. “It is

Parkinson disease (PD) is a condition consisting of many unanswered questions. What causes it? Is it a genetic disorder? How will an individual know if they will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime? The list of enquiries one might present is endless. However, before even attempting to answer any questions, it is essential to understand the disease as a whole. In order to do so, grasping basic background information as well as data on PD is necessary. Following that, discussing material regarding the science behind the disease will provide a deeper understanding when examining the subsequent etiologies, signs, and symptoms.

Parkinson's disease's discovery dates back to ancient time. Back then, it was known as Kampavata. Then, in AD 175, it's was changed to the Shaking Palsy. Then it was renamed in 1817 because of a very highly detailed medical essay by James Parkinson. He based it off of observations he made when walking around his neighborhood. James made this article to encourage people to study the disease. It was 60 years before Jean Charcot discovered James's essay and studied it. Then she stated to call the Shaking Palsy Parkinson's disease. Even though a lot was known about the disease, a lot still remained a mystery. There is still no known cure.

Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized mainly by physical and psychological disabilities. This disorder was named after James Parkinson, an English physician who first described it as shaking palsy in 1817 (Goetz, Factr, and Weiner, 2002). Jean- Martin Charcot, who was a French neurologist, then progressed and further refined the description of the disease and identified other clinical features of PD (Goetz, Factr, and Weiner, 2002). PD involves the loss of cells that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain stem called the substansia nigra, which results in several signs and symptoms (Byrd, Marks, and Starr, 2000). It is manifested clinically by tremor,

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the country. It is characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and impaired muscular coordination (Wei et al., 2014). It affects approximately 50/100,000 people over the age of fifty. PD can occur sporadically, but affects one third of people with two or more first-degree relatives with the disease (Duffy, 2005, p. 190).

In a normal brain neurons in the substantia nigra produce a chemical called dopamine that acts to control motor functions. In a person with Parkinson’s disease, there is insufficient dopamine and motor symptoms such as tremors, rigidity, problems with balance and bradykinesia can occur. According to the National Parkinson Foundation, four to six million people worldwide are estimated to have Parkinson’s Disease. In the United States alone, the incidence is estimated at fifty to sixty thousand new cases diagnosed each year. Additionally, the Center for Disease Control puts complications from Parkinson’s disease as the 14th leading cause of death. While there is no cure, the symptoms can be controlled