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Topic: Parkinson's disease

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  Diseases and Conditions    Symptoms of Parkinson's disease  
  Chronic Disease    Parkinson's Disease Information  
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 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
People talk about their ..:Childhood trauma
Personality:Depressive,  Easily addicted,  Nervous
Currently has on their coffee table:Men's Health magazine
Favorite body part(s):Brain,  Heart,  Lungs
Favorite activity(s):Sleepwalking sleepwalker
Interest(s):Biology
Favorite sportsperson(s):Lou Gehrig (baseball)
Medical note(s):Family history of schizophrenia,  Undergoing therapy,  Taking Prozac
Ultimate fantasy(s):Having severe anorexia
Worst habit(s):Drinking,  Taking Ecstasy
Favorite quote(s):"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder associated with several symptoms such as trembling and muscular rigidty, depression, and mental impairment.
Parkinson's disease risks associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and caffeine intake.
Parkinson's disease is a chronic disease characterized by fine tremors that are slow spreading, muscular weakness, slow movement and rigidity.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder marked by the loss of brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical key in controlling muscle activity.
Surgery for Parkinson's disease involves interrupting those structures or pathways within the brain that are hyperactive or carrying messages from one nucleus to another to make them hyperactive.
As Parkinson's disease progresses, the brain makes less and less dopamine and it becomes increasingly difficult for medications to replace the chemical.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder, destroys brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical important for movement.
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive neurological disorder that results from degeneration of nerve cells (neurons) in a region of the brain that controls movement.
Parkinson's disease is caused by the death of a small group of brain cells, or neurons, that normally make a chemical transmitter called dopamine.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Parkinson's disease is an incurable neurological disorder that affects more than one million Americans.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive degenerative disease that affects more than 1 million Americans.
Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the only neurodegenerative disorder in which pharmacological intervention has resulted in a marked decrease in morbidity and a significant delay in mortality.
 
 
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