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Parkinson's disease Summary
 

There are 9 summaries on Parkinson's disease.

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Parkinson's Disease Summary
2,300 words, approx. 8 pages
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive disorder of the nervous system. A chronic disorder continues for long periods of time, usually many years. Parkinson's disease affects a person's muscular coordination. Symptoms...
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Parkinson's Disease Research Summary
897 words, approx. 3 pages
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system, affecting individuals in adult life. It is a chronic condition that usually develops in people over the age of 50, and there are around 50 000 new cases each...
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Parkinson's Disease Summary
652 words, approx. 2 pages
The disease once known as "shaking palsy," recognized by physicians for hundreds of years, was first described in detail by the English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824) in 1817. As a result of his work, shaking palsy gradually became better known...
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Parkinson's Disease Summary
652 words, approx. 2 pages
The disease once known as "shaking palsy," recognized by physicians for hundreds of years, was first described in detail by the English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824) in 1817. As a result of his work, shaking palsy gradually became better known...
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Festination Summary
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(from Latin, festinare: to hurry) Anything quickened over the normal rate can be described as festination or festinating. Patients with PARKINSON’S DISEASE are described, somewhat paradoxically, as showing festination, or a festinating GAIT. This...
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Shaking Palsy Summary
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An old term, not used any longer, describing PARKINSON’S...
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Paralysis Agitans Summary
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An antique term for PARKINSON’S...
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Parkinson’S Disease Summary
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Parkinson's disease Summary
8,390 words, approx. 28 pages
Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement...


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