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Parkinson's Disease - Other Treatment

Other treatments for Parkinson's disease include physical therapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and nutritional therapy.
Parkinson's Disease - Symptoms

The most common symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor or shaking, stiff muscles and achiness, limited movement, and difficulty with balance.
Anticholinergic Agents for Parkinson's Disease

Drug details for Anticholinergic agents for Parkinson's disease.
Differences Between Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease - Topic Overview

Essential tremor differs from the tremor caused by Parkinson's disease in the following ways: Essential tremor may affect the head and voice. Head tremor is uncommon in early Parkinson's disease. Essential tremor is almost always worse when the affected part of the body is in motion than when it is at rest. Tremor associated with Parkinson's disease generally decreases or disappears when the ...
COMT Inhibitors for Parkinson's Disease

Drug details for COMT inhibitors for Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's Disease - Medications

Medications are often used as treatment for Parkinson's disease symptoms. These drugs include levodopa and dopamine agonists.
Amantadine for Parkinson's Disease

Drug details for Amantadine for Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's Disease and Freezing - Topic Overview

Freezing (sometimes called motor block) is a sudden,brief inability to start movement or to continue rhythmic,repeated movements,such as finger-tapping,writing,or walking. Freezing most often affects walking,but it also can affect speech,writing,and the person's ability to open and close his or her eyes. It tends to develop later in the course of the disease. Freezing can be very ...
Parkinson's Disease Guide - What Increases Your Risk

Advancing age is the only known risk factor for typical Parkinson's disease. A very small number of people with Parkinson's have a close relative with the disease.
Parkinson's Disease - What Happens

What happens to a person with Parkinson's disease may vary from person to person. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease typically begin appearing between the ages 50 and 60.