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Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease is a chronic progressive motor disorder. Historians have found evidence of Parkinson's disease as far back as 500 B.C it was first described as “ the shaking Palsy” in 1817 the British doctor James Parkinson's, because of Parkinson's early work in identifying Parkinson's disease symptoms, the disease come to bear his name. Parkinson's disease is caused by the disappearance of dopamine neurons in one of the basal nuclei, which later spreads to the cerebral cortex. In some case of Parkinson's disease it is genetic. Most Parkinson's disease patients are elderly, but some young people like the actor Michael J. Fox have an early - onset form of the disease. The actor stated that the the Parkinson disease run in his family but he never though that he would have the disease so early in his life. Another famous star with this disease is Muhammad Ali champion boxer was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984 at the age of 42, and is one of the most high-profile people battling the condition. His brain injury could have been caused from repeated blows to the head. Ali began showing symptoms of the disease soon after retiring from the boxing ring in 1981. But his condition was not diagnosed until three years later. By that stage he had developed tremors, his speech was slurred, and his body movements had become slow. Doctors prescribed drugs which alleviated the worst of his symptoms. A patients history and a thorough physical exam are often enough to diagnose Parkinson's disease patients have a characteristic shuffling gait, and their muscles pop and snap something like when you pull a rubber bend and lat go of it. The rigidity appears almost as if the muscles catch and then release. Specific treatment for Parkinson's disease will be determined by a physician based on your age, overall health, and medical history, also the type of your condition and your tolerance for specific medications, or with the use of dopamine enhancing...