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The onset of Parkinson's disease is a tragic time for any patient and their families.  As a degenerative condition, patients suffering from the condition are faced with no hope of recovery, but rather a slow and wearing process of loss of movement and co-ordination. Most notably, the condition involves the tremor, whereby patients can be seen trembling uncontrollably, as well as loss in speech capabilities and gradually all functionality in its later stages.

Parkinson's disease is a disorder which takes effect on the central nervous system.  A movement disorder, Parkinson's can be seen in four major symptoms; namely rigidity of muscles, a tremor of movement, slowing of overall movement (known as bradykinesia) and in certain instances loss of movement altogether.  The symptoms gradually become more and more apparent in sufferers, and are progressive, that is patients do not recover, or get better.  This degenerative condition is not contagious, nor passed genetically?, and unfortunately very little is known about the causes of most instances of the condition.  Having said that, some cases can be explained through extreme drug abuse, cranial damage and other abuses of the body which have been shown to give rise to the condition.
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More articles on Parkinson's disease

• What is Parkinson's Disease
  
  The onset of Parkinson's disease is a tragic time for any patient and their families.
• Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
  
  The symptoms of Parkinson's are often dismissed by patients as part of their natural aging.
• Can Parkinson's Disease Affect You?
  
  Parkinson's Disease affects thousands upon thousands of patients worldwide, although it is sometimes hard to...
• Causes of Parkinson's Disease
  
  Parkinson's Disease is still very much baffling to physicians across the world. Although there is...
• Forms of Parkinson's
  
  There are various different types of Parkinson's, which vary according to their severity and the impact...
• Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
  
  Some patients are said to be suffering from idiopathic Parkinson's Disease, or Parkinson's Disease of unknown origin.
• Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
  
  Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease is, as with any other condition, a complex and uncertain process.
• Treatments for Parkinson's Disease
  
  To date, there is no known cure for Parkinson's, despite the ongoing research efforts of scientists across the world.
• Diet and Exercise
  
  Although there is no known cure for Parkinson's Disease, there are a number of changes patients can...
• Surgery for Parkinson's Disease
  
  Several years ago, surgery for Parkinson's disease was the common practice for alleviating the symptoms...
• Researching Parkinson's
  
  The last three decades of research have gone a long way to lay foundations for a range of modern tests...

Parkinson's disease news on the Web

Tango therapy may aid Parkinson's - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

View Original Article Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:58:10 GMT

Tango therapy may aid Parkinson's Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 12 hours ago Wilfried, a retired engineer, had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease seven years earlier. Parkinson's is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous ...

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. Provides Progress Report ? NuroPro ... - Business Wire (press release)

View Original Article Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:33:07 GMT

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. Provides Progress Report ? NuroPro ... Business Wire (press release), CA - 13 hours ago ... internationally in the effort to find answers to disorders of aging including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, arthritis and prostate cancer. ...

'Deep Brain Stimulation' Can Help With Parkinson's - cbs4denver.com

View Original Article Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:42:05 GMT

'Deep Brain Stimulation' Can Help With Parkinson's cbs4denver.com, CO - Jul 7, 2008 (CBS4) ? A relatively new tool for treating Parkinson's disease is showing remarkable promise. It's not a cure, but it can reduce the tremors and other ...

American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $3.7 Million to Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

View Original Article Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:32:00 GMT
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has announced its 2008 research awards, which include a Dr. George C. Cotzias Memorial Fellowship, a Dr. Roger Duvoisin, MD Grant, 31 research grants, 13 post-graduate grants, and six summer medical student fellowships.

Dr. McFarling Talks about Parkinson's Disease (KIII Corpus Christi)

View Original Article Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:10:30 GMT
Dr. Dave McFarling talks about a less intrusive surgery to help Parkinsons patients that is going to become available in Corpus Christi in the coming months. He also answers a viewer's medical question.

Bayer and Titan: Spheramine cell therapy discontinued (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

View Original Article Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:25 GMT
Bayer has discontinued development of Spheramine due to a failed Phase IIb trial. Spheramine is a cell-based therapy in which human retinal cells are injected into the brain, producing levodopa, which is then converted to dopamine. While this is disappointing for the development of a cell-based therapy for Parkinsons disease, a number of gene therapies in development offer hope for sufferers.