Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD), also known as "tremor paralysis," is Parkinson's disease or Parkinson's disease. It is a neurological degenerative disease commonly seen in middle-aged and elderly people. It usually develops after the age of 60. The main manifestation is that the patient moves slowly, tremors in the hands and feet or other parts of the body, and the body loses its flexibility and becomes stiff. The earliest systematic description of the disease was by British physician Jenkin Parkinson. At that time, it was not known what type of disease the disease should fall into. It was called "tremor paralysis". Parkinson's disease is the fourth most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly. It is found in 1% of people ≥65 years of age and 0.4% in people> 40 years of age. The disease can also be found in children. Onset during adolescence or adolescence.

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