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Parkinson´s disease (also known as Parkinson´s, Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer´s motor skills, speech, and other functions

Parkinson´s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and a loss of physical movement (akinesia) in extreme cases. The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease

Dr.William J. Weiner, M.D.,

a nationally recognized leader in research and treatment for Parkinson´s Disease and other movement disorders, has been named chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and chief of Neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/wweiner.htm

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Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Tremors, rigidity, slow movement (bradykinesia), poor balance, and difficulty walking (called parkinsonian gait) are characteristic primary symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

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