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Parkinson's
Disease is a medical disorder whose primary symptom is excessive muscle
contraction. It is characterised by muscle rigidity, a slowing of physical
movements, and in many cases tremor. At its worst it can affect every system
in the body. Parkinson's Disease News enables you to keep up to date with
all new research, news reports, new web sites and new books concerning
Parkinson's Disease. There are links below to its : history, prevalence,
biochemistry, symptoms, diagnosis, toxic
causes, genetic causes, similar medical disorders (Parkinsonism), treatments,
organisations, famous people that have had it, and the strange
facts concerning it.
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS |
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Parkinson's Disease News covers
all significant new research, reports, books, and resources concerning
Parkinson's Disease.
Articles are chosen on the basis of significance or interest.
PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS |
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HISTORY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The history of Parkinson's Disease from ancient times in
India and China, and the Bible, the ancient Greeks, the
Romans, Medieval, through the centuries until the modern day
treatments.
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FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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Famous people who have had Parkinson's
Disease, including
Muhammad Ali, Yasser Arafat,
Salvador Dalí, General Franco, Adolf Hitler, Pope John Paul II, Chairman
Mao.
FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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PREVALENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The prevalence of
Parkinson's Disease : the highest, the lowest, the prevalence and
incidence in each country, age distribution, gender differences,
occupational differences.
PREVALENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
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BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The biochemistry of Parkinson's Disease :
dopaminergic neurons, dopaminergic neuronal groups, dopaminergic
pathways, the biosynthesis of dopamine, and cytological effects.
BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The primary symptoms of Parkinson's
Disease are due to excessive muscle contraction, and can include rigidity,
tremor, and slowness of movement, but can affect every system in the
body.
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DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease can
involve methods such as the SPECT scan or PET scan, symptom
questionnaires such as the UPDRS, and odour tests and biomarkers.
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TOXIC CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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There are known toxic causes of Parkinson's
Disease, including : herbicides, insecticides, manganese, MPTP, solvents,
carbon monoxide, mercury, cyanide, copper, lead.
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GENETIC CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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There are genetic causes of Parkinson's Disease, that can
be inherited or acquired. They usually make somebody prone to
developing Parkinson's Disease rather than cause it.
GENETIC CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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PHARMACOLOGICAL CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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There are a variety pharmacological causes of Parkinson's Disease,
that can be a partial cause or the sole cause
of Parkinson's Disease.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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PARKINSONISM |
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A Parkinsonism is a medical disorder, some of whose
symptoms can coincide with those of Parkinson's Disease. Consequently
somebody can be wrongly diagnosed as having Parkinson's Disease. PARKINSONISM |
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TREATMENTS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
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The treatments of Parkinson's Disease can involve L-dopa in
various forms, dopamine agonists, MAO inhibitors, COMT inhibitors,
Anti-cholinergics, Deep Brain Stimulation.
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE ORGANISATIONS
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There are Parkinson's Disease organisations
all over the world, including the World, European and national
organisations that provide information and assistance to patients.
PARKINSON'S DISEASE ORGANISATIONS
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STRANGE FACTS ABOUT PARKINSON'S
DISEASE |
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From the bizarre to unusual : Parkinson's Disease
caused by eating bats, the 3 year old with Parkinson's Disease, and medieval
treatment using
frankincense, myrrh and frogs.
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THE
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Keith Bridgeman, Tahira Arsham
The
Comprehensive Guide to Parkinson's Disease, which is fully
referenced, and nearly 800 pages long, is the most comprehensive
book concerning Parkinson's Disease ever written. It includes
its history, famous people with Parkinson's Disease, its
complete biochemisty, cytology and cytological effects, anatomy
and anatomical effects, physiology and physiological effects,
symptoms (of every system in the body), diagnosis methods
(observational, technological, chemical, biochemical causes,
toxic causes, genetic causes, pharmacological causes, medical
causes, treatments (biochemical, pharmacological, surgical,
natural, exercise methods, technological methods),
organisations, web sites.
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