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Bookmark or Share- Parkinson's disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicCurrently, there isn't a specific test to diagnose Parkinson's disease. A diagnosis is made by a doctor trained in nervous system conditions, known as a neurologist. A diagnosis of Parkinson's is based on your medical history, a review of your symptoms, and a neurological and physical exam.
- Parkinson's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicParkinson's disease is a movement disorder of the nervous system that worsens over time. The nervous system is a network of nerve cells that controls many parts of the body, including movement. Symptoms start slowly.
- Enfermedad de Parkinson - Síntomas y causas - Mayo ClinicCausas. En la enfermedad de Parkinson, algunas células nerviosas del cerebro llamadas neuronas se degradan o mueren progresivamente. Muchos de los síntomas del Parkinson obedecen a una pérdida de las neuronas que producen dopamina, un tipo de neurotransmisor del cerebro.
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Rate of progression of Parkinson’s disease hard to ...ANSWER: The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, or PD, tend to begin very gradually and then become progressively more severe. The rate of progression is hard to predict and is different from one person to another.
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Diagnosing Parkinson’s diseaseParkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. In people who have this disease, certain nerve cells in the brain, called neurons, gradually die. Many Parkinson’s symptoms are related to the loss of brain neurons that produce a chemical messenger called dopamine.
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