Parkinson's disease By Colby Allen. symptoms Mild to major tremors. Rigidity or joint stiffness Bradykinesia or slowness of movement Postural instability.

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Parkinson's disease By Colby Allen

symptoms Mild to major tremors. Rigidity or joint stiffness Bradykinesia or slowness of movement Postural instability or the inability to have posture in the body Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing

Causes Bad genetics toxins Head trauma Cerebral anoxia Or drug induced Parkinson's

Area affected! The basal ganglia

Treatment Levodopa Dopamine agonists MAO-B inhibitors Surgery and deep brain stimulation Neurorehabilitation

Who can be affected?? The most common cases of parkinsons are found in males Parkinsons is found more in the Caucasians community From out of every 100,000 amongs whites have parkinsons.

Prognosis PD is not considered a fatal disease PD does progress over time and gets worse The progression of PD may take time up to 20 years or more.

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