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	Parkinsons disease - symptoms of parkinsons disease
		Parkinson's disease (PD; paralysis agitans) is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra (an area in the basal ganglia of the brain).
		Parkinson's tremors differ parkinsons disease natural cures from essential tremors in that the latter are posture or action tremors, have bilateral tremors involving the hands, head and voice, and are alcohol responsive.
		As parkinsons disease medication, mirapex in many other diseases, the therapy requires a continuing regimen of medicines, the dosage of which has to be specifically calculated for each single case and might vary during the evolution of the disease.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-P---Pn/Parkinsons-disease.html (2731 words)

	Parkinsons Disease
		Parkinson's disease is both chronic meaning that it persists over a long period of time, and progressive meaning that symptoms grow worse over time.
		Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the nervous system that occurs most commonly in the middle-aged and elderly (although approximately 10 percent of sufferers are under age 40).
		Parkinson's occurs when certain brain cells, or neurons, in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra die or become impaired.
	www.pnni.org /diseases/parkinsons.htm (1541 words)

	Parkinsons Disease Symptoms
		Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative brain disease that is caused by nerve cell degeneration in the basal ganglia, a particular region of the brain that controls voluntary muscle movement.
		In Parkinson's disease, the basal ganglia nerve cells are lost and dopamine levels are reduced, causing shaking, muscle rigidity, and problems with movement and walking.
		Parkinson's disease symptoms often begin with a slight tremor in one hand, arm, or leg, usually when resting.
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	Parkinson's Disease - neurologychannel
		Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder.
		Parkinson's results from the degeneration of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain, specifically in the substantia nigra and the locus coeruleus.
		A genetic predisposition for Parkinson's disease is possible, with the onset of disease and its gradual development dependant on a trigger, such as trauma, other illness, or exposure to an environmental toxin.
	www.neurologychannel.com /parkinsonsdisease (489 words)

	The Parkinsons Society of New Zealand
		Significant differences in the way Parkinson’s disease progresses in younger patients, and in how these patients respond to treatment, point to underlying physiological differences that desperately need to be researched, said experts speaking at the conference.
		Although young patients have presented with Parkinson’s symptoms for decades, physicians often dismissed the idea that mothers of young children and recent college graduates could have a disease that is typically diagnosed in seniors.
		Parkinson’s disease progresses much slower in younger people than those patients who are 70 and older (almost twice as slow).
	www.parkinsons.org.nz (1026 words)

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		Parkinsons Disease is an Idiopathic, Chronic, Progressive, Degenerative disorder of basal ganglia or nigrostriatal pathway.Parkinson disease is a brain disorder.Parkinsons disease occurs when certain nerve cells (neurons) in substantia nigra(a part of brain) die or become impaired.
		Parkinsons disease characterized by progressive increasing stiffness all over body, tremor in limbs with difficulty in walking is no more incurable.
		Parkinsons disease is caused by imbalance of chemical Dopamine in the brain, which causes overactivity of deep-seated nuclei of brain.
	parkinsonindia.org /parkinsonsdisease.htm (297 words)

	Parkinson's Disease Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Parkinson's disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.
		The four primary symptoms of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination.
		Parkinson's disease (PD) research update published by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), November 2004.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm (1282 words)

	Parkinsons Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson’s disease.
		Parkinsonism usually refers to similar symptoms resulting from head injury, encephalitis, syphilis, carbon monoxide poisoning, cerebral arteriosclerosis, or use of MPTP (a synthetic narcotic).
		Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating and progressive disorder in which the chemicals that facilitate electrical transmission between nerve cells are depleted.
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	Parkinsons Disease
		My uncle, who was not even in the advanced stages of Parkinsons, once haltingly and painfully told us how he used to be the life of the party (we remembered it well) and now he couldn’t even put the words together to tell a good joke.
		Parkinsons is thought to be related to dopamine deficiency in the central nervous system and, in fact, dopamine deficiency is the most definitive test for Parkinsons as opposed to other neurological disorders with similar symptoms.
		In Parkinsons disease, progression is gradual and other areas of the brain are also affected.
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	Parkinsons Disease
		Parkinson's disease is caused by progressive deterioration of the nerve cells of the part of the brain that controls muscle movement (the basal ganglia and the extrapyramidal area).
		Although rare, when Parkinson's is found in children, it appears to be due to decreased sensitivity of the nerves (post-synaptic) to dopamine rather than deterioration of the area of the brain that produces dopamine.
		Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common movement pathology, severely afflicting dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra (SN) along with non-dopaminergic, extra-nigral projection bundles that control circuits for sensory, associative, premotor, and motor pathways.
	www.collectiveability.co.uk /Parkinsons_Disease.htm (1956 words)

	What is Parkinsons disease? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parkinson's disease is one of the conditions known as a movement disorder.
		Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells containing dopamine in a specific part of the brain die or are damaged.
		The average start of the disease is age 60; however, doctors are now finding Parkinson's disease in a growing number of people under the age of 40.
	www.stalevo.com /info/simplystated/what_is_parkinsons_disease.jsp (399 words)

	Parkinsons disease
		Parkinson's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain and nervous system.
		Parkinson's disease is characterized by the inability of some brain cells to produce dopamine.
		A balanced diet is considered important, particularly as the disease progresses, and it is beneficial to have a well-balanced diet low in saturated fats and high in fruits and vegetables.
	www.world-of-fungi.org /Mostly_Medical/William_Bates/parkinsons.htm (624 words)

	Information Parkinsons Disease Resource And Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parkinson's disease is another of those conditions that more commonly affects people over the age of 60.
		Parkinson's disease apparently iscaused by the loss of brain cells that produce a chemical called dopamine, important in transmitting signals from one nerve cell to another.
		The prevalence of Parkinson's disease was significantly higher in subjects with vitamin C deficiency than in those who were not deficient.
	www.parkinsons-research.info /information-parkinsons-disease.html (908 words)

	Parkinsons Disease Information from Parkinsons.org
		Parkinson's disease is one of a larger group of neurological conditions called motor system disorders.
		Historians have found evidence of the disease as far back as 5000 B.C. It was first described as "the shaking palsy" in 1817 by British doctor James Parkinson.
		Though full-blown Parkinson's can be crippling or disabling, experts say early symptoms of the disease may be so subtle and gradual that patients sometimes ignore them or attribute them to the effects of aging.
	www.parkinsons.org (204 words)

	Parkinsons Disease Information
		Parkinsons disease is a disorder that affects nerve cells (neurons) in the part of the brain that controls muscle movement.
		Parkinsons disease results from the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra, a small region of the brain.
		Parkinsons is considered to be a disease of older adults.
	www.befitoverfifty.com /pages/thera.htm?source=GooAdWrd (1318 words)

	Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects the control of muscles, and so may affect movement, speech and posture.
		The symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from the loss of pigmented dopamine-secreting (dopaminergic) cells and subsequent loss of melanin, secreted by the same cells, in the pars compacta region of the substantia nigra (literally "fl substance").
		In one study, of patients with onset of Parkinson disease prior to age 40 (10% of all PD patients), 18% had parkin mutations, with 5% homozygous mutations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parkinsons_Disease (5670 words)

	Parkinsons Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) "exists solely to improve the lives of people with Parkinson's disease, their families and carers and to find better treatments and a cure".
		SPRING - supporting research towards a cure for parkinson's is the official special interest group for medical research within the Parkinson's Disease Society.
		The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) is an outcome measure tool for assessing and documenting the status of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.
	www.nurses.info /medicine_parkinsons_disease.htm (576 words)

	Home, The World Health Network - Anti-Aging and Longevity, The World Health Network - Anti-Aging and Longevity
		A slight shaking of the hands, a growing stiffness in the limbs - the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are treacherous, often mistaken for the normal effects of aging.
		Parkinson's disease may trigger symptoms by crippling the key energy-producing "boiler room" of brain cells, research suggests.
		An antibiotic and a muscle-related compound are leading candidates for a major government study of whether certain compounds could slow the worsening of Parkinson's disease.
	www.worldhealth.net /p/parkinsons-disease.html (839 words)

	Michael J. Fox Foundation
		In a finding that contradicts current theories behind Parkinson's disease, neuroscientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered in mice that critical nerve cells fire all at the same time and thus overwhelm the brain's ability to control the body's movements.
		Two Phase I safety studies of human gene therapy for Parkinson's disease have shown that the technique is safe and may reduce symptoms for patients.
		The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is committed to the aggressive pursuit of all ethical avenues of research promising improved therapies and ultimately a cure for people living with Parkinson's disease.
	www.michaeljfox.org (520 words)

	Parkinsons disease information - learn about parkinsons symptoms and causes. Parkinson's disease treatment information. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A slight tremor is often the first sign of Parkinson's disease, a movement disorder that usually affects older adults.
		Although these Parkinson's drugs are effective, they may cause motor complications known as dyskinesias and lose their effectiveness as the disease progresses.
		While a long-term care facility may be a good solution for an exhausted caregiver, new research suggests that the depression and anxiety associated with caring for a relative with dementia does not ease up after caregivers decide to place their relative in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.
	www.advancesinneurology.com.cob-web.org:8888 /neurology/parkinsons.asp (657 words)

	Parkinsons Disease Cure - eBook - The Greatest Medical Blunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I believe every person who sufers Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer's disease should be given a copy of this medical report so they can know the truth and make their own mind up as to what personal effort they can put in themselves, to achieve remission.
		Instead, doctors and neurologists are trained at medical school, to destroy all enthusiasm in Parkinson's patients by giving unethical discouragement not to even try to achieve remission, and informing them that Parkinson's disease is incurable, it is caused by substantia nigra neurons dying, and that taking a lifetime of pharmaceutical drugs is their only option.
		If Parkinson's disease is incurable, why is it that some people have overcome Parkinson's disease and many business people who have developed the symptoms of PD due to stress, without actually being diagnosed as officially having it, have also overcome the symptoms with long-lasting success.
	www.parkinsonsdiseasecure.com (7748 words)

	Parkinson's Disease, Information, Symptoms, Diagnosis - Guide4Living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The disease was first brought to the attention of the medical world in 1817 by an English physician by the name of James Parkinson, who described this chronic, progressive condition as the “shaking palsy” because trembling limbs (known as tremor) are one of the most common and obvious symptoms.
		A large proportion of sufferers also experience depression, partly because of the disease itself (which affects the nerve cells in part of the brain) and partly because of the emotional turmoil which inevitably follows a diagnosis.
		Misdiagnosis, especially in the early stages of the disease, is fairly common and in fact many Parkinson’s patients are never diagnosed at all (the condition may only be revealed after death during a post mortem).
	www.parkinsons-disease.link.qc.com (527 words)

	Parkinson's Disease News
		Parkinson's Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Shaking from his Parkinson's disease, the actor says Wisconsin has a special place in his heart, as stem cell research was born here...
		Jim Doyle is blasting conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh who said actor Michael J. Fox exaggerated the effects of Parkinson's disease in a new campaign ad for the governor.
	www.topix.net /health/parkinsons-disease (797 words)

	Parkinson's Disease \| Helpful Info About Parkinsons Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We had no idea what Parkinson's Disease was or what was in store for her, or how it would affect her life.
		Living with Parkinson's is still a frustrating challenge at times, but overall, she lives a healthy, happy and productive life.
		That means that for the first sixteen years of her Parkinson's she had to live through the frustration (and sometimes embarrassment) of her downtime.
	www.allaboutparkinsons.com (5276 words)

	Parkinsons disease information
		Patti Schwenke, Sidney, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease October of 2001, but showed symptoms four years prior.
		High cumulative doses of and long-term treatment with this drug are risk factors for the development of "valvulopathy," Japanese doctors report in the journal Neurology this month.
		Compulsive behaviors -- especially traits of novelty seeking -- appear to be a common occurrence in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, according to research presented here at the American Neurological Association (ANA) 131st Annual Meeting.
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