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Parkinsons Disease : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • No known cause

Causes Overview Articles

Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease was first described in England in 1817 by Dr. James Parkinson. The disease affects approximately 2 of every 1,000 people and most often develops after age 50. It is one of the most common neurologic disorders of the elderly. So...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 10, 2007
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a motor system disorder caused by the chronic, progressive degeneration of neurons (nerve cells) in regions of the brain that control movement. PD causes a decline in the initiation, speed, and smoothness of movement. O...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder marked by tremors, rigidity, slow movements (bradykinesia), and postural instability. It occurs when, for unknown reasons, cells in one of the movement-control centers of the brain begin ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Parkinson disease
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder marked by tremors, rigidity, slow movements (bradykinesia), and posture instability. It occurs when cells in one of the movement-control centers of the brain begin to die for unknown reason...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes slowed movements, tremor, rigidity, and a wide variety of other symptoms. "Neurodegenerative" refers to the degeneration, or death, of neurons, the type of cell in the brain that...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder marked by tremors, rigidity, slow movements (bradykinesia), and posture instability. It occurs when cells in one of the movement-control centers of the brain begin to die for unknown reason...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder marked by tremors , rigidity, slow movements (bradykinesia), and posture instability. It occurs when cells in one of the movement-control centers of the brain begin to die for unknown rea...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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