PARKINSON'S DISEASE

WHO FOUND PARKINSON DISEASE

• 1817 James Parkinson published essay on "shaking palsy." This made Parkinson's disease a known medical condition.
• 60 years after that a French neurologist name Jean Martin. He recognized the importance of Parkinson's work and name the disease after James Parkinson.
• Right now nearly 1 million people in the USA are living with Parkinson's disease

PARKINSON

IT IS WHEN YOU BRAIN STOPS MAKING DOPAMINE

• That helps your movement, coordination, and mood

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SYTEMS

• Tremors of hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face
• Stiffness of limbs and trunk
• Postural instability
• Impaired balance
• Poor coordination

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TREATMENTS

• Medication
• Surgical therapy
• General life style modifications
• Physical therapy
• Support groups

TREATMENTS

• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Patients
• Love and care

DANCING

MICHAEL J FOX

• 1991 was diagnosed with Parkinson disease
• 1998 He committed himself to the complain for increase Parkinson research
• Now He is still looking for a cure
• Also still acting

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MY RESOURCES

• www.parkinson.org/parkinson-history. html
• www.pdf.org/about-pd
• www.michaeljfox.org
• www.nbcnews.com(blog)