Parkinson's
Symptoms
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Causes
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What is Parkinson's a disease of?
motor system, or central nervous system
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What are some major symptoms?
shaking, slow movement, sloped back
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What actor is really famous for having Parkinson's?
Michael J. Fox
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What is one way that is thought to cause Parkinson's?
genetics
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What do you loose when you have Parkinson's?
dopamine producing brain cells
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What is the name for slow movement?
Bradykinesia
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Is Parkinson's the leading degenerative disorder?
No it is second to Alzheimer's
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Is there a specific known cause for Parkinson's?
No
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What part of the brain is affected by Parkinson's?
the striatum
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What is the shaking in parkinson's called?
tremors
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How many people in the U.S suffer from Parkinson's?
1.5 million
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What is another cause of Parkinson's?
toxins in enviroment
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