Parkinson disease
pathology
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Multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics linked to lower risk of Parkinson's disease
• Oct. 23, 2024, 2:58 PM ET (News-Medical)
Large-scale study of brain volume finds genetic links to Parkinson's disease and ADHD
• Oct. 22, 2024, 1:48 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Researchers create 'mini brains' to model Lewy body dementia and pinpoint treatments
• Oct. 14, 2024, 2:58 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Scientists use stem cells to recreate a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons
• Oct. 7, 2024, 11:44 PM ET (Medical Xpress)
Parkinson's diagnosis came after Favre began struggling with his right arm, he tells TMZ Sports
• Sep. 25, 2024, 8:06 PM ET (AP)
Parkinson disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that is characterized by the onset of tremor, muscle rigidity, slowness in movement (bradykinesia), and stooped posture (postural instability). The disease was first described in 1817 by British physician James Parkinson in his “Essay on the Shaking Palsy.” Parkinson disease is the primary form of parkinsonism, a group of chronic disorders in which there is progressive loss of motor function due to the degeneration of neurons in the area of the brain that controls movement. Parkinson disease is distinguished from other types of parkinsonism because it is idiopathic, meaning it occurs in the absence ...(100 of 959 words)