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Parkinson's Disease: A Progressive Disorder of the Nervous System That Affects Movement

Parkinson's Disease: A Progressive Disorder of the Nervous System That Affects Movement

Vaibhav Walia, Ashish Gakkhar, Munish Garg
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522552826|ISBN10: 1522552820|EISBN13: 9781522552833
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch012
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Walia, Vaibhav, et al. "Parkinson's Disease: A Progressive Disorder of the Nervous System That Affects Movement." Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders, edited by Md. Sahab Uddin and Md. Shah Amran, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 252-273. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch012

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Walia, V., Gakkhar, A., & Garg, M. (2019). Parkinson's Disease: A Progressive Disorder of the Nervous System That Affects Movement. In M. Uddin & M. Amran (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders (pp. 252-273). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch012

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Walia, Vaibhav, Ashish Gakkhar, and Munish Garg. "Parkinson's Disease: A Progressive Disorder of the Nervous System That Affects Movement." In Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders, edited by Md. Sahab Uddin and Md. Shah Amran, 252-273. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch012

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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which a progressive loss of the dopaminergic neurons occurs. The loss of the neurons is most prominent in the substantia nigra region of the brain. The prevalence of PD is much greater among the older patients suggesting the risk of PD increases with the increase of age. The exact cause of the neurodegeneration in PD is not known. In this chapter, the authors introduce PD, demonstrate its history, pathogenesis, neurobiology, sign and symptoms, diagnosis, and pharmacotherapy.

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