Not Just Tremors

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2018-05-09

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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the progressive loss of substantia nigra pars compacta dopamine neurons and the consequent decrease in the neurotransmitter dopamine.Patients exhibit a range of clinical symptoms, with the most common affecting motor function and including resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, bradykinesia and postural instability.discribed by James Parkinson in 1817

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