Understanding Parkinson's Disease

Definition of Parkinson's disease

What is Parkinson's disease?

  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain
  • PD is characterised by motor and non-motor symptoms1,2
  • PD symptoms can vary from patient to patient, but worsen over time1
  • Hand tremor is often the first motor symptom of PD2
  • It is estimated that approximately 40% of people with PD suffer from some form of depressive symptom3,4
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History of Parkinson's disease.
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View references

  1. Nutt JG, Wooten GF. Diagnosis and initial management of Parkinson's disease. New Engl J Med 2005; 353: 1021-7.
  2. Fahn S. Description of Parkinson's disease as a clinical syndrome. Ann NY Acad Sci 2003; 991: 1-14.
  3. Tandberg E et al. The occurrence of depression in Parkinson's disease. Arch Neurol 1996; 53(2): 175-179.
  4. Barone P et al. Depression and antidepressant use in Parkinson's disease: Results from the PRODEST-PD study. Poster P1122 presented at 11th Congress of EFNS 2007, Brussels.

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