Facts
This month is celebrated as the Parkinson's Awareness Month.
April
Neurosurgeon Alim Benabid invented this surgical procedure for treating PD in 1980s.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Oklahoma currently has more than ____________ people living with PD.
9200
Loss of this sensation is now recognized as one of the earliest nonmotor changes of PD.
Smell (anosmia)
This is most common medication to manage Parkinson disease symptoms.
Levodopa
James Parkinson first discovered PD during this year.
1817
This famous comedian and successful movie star was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in 2014.
Robin Williams
These many people are expected to develop PD by 2030.
1.2 million
This type of tea has been recently linked to a reduced risk of developing PD.
Green tea
This is used in combination with levodopa (Sinemet) to help reduce side effects of levodopa such as nausea, low blood pressure, and restlessness.
Carbidopa
This flower is now associated as the global symbol of Parkinson disease awareness.
Red tulip
This famous actor (from the hit series M.A.S.H.) was diagnosed with PD in 2015.
Alan Alda
These many people are typically diagnosed with PD each year within the United States.
60,000
This is a type of dopamine agonist that can be administered as a patch.
Neupro (Rotigotine)
Levodopa was first created in this year.
1911
World's Parkinson Day was first celebrated on this day in 2007.
April 11
This French neurologist (also called Father of Modern Neurology) is credited to have first differentiated Parkinson disease from other tremor disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
Jean-Martin Charcot
Men are ________ times more likely than women to develop PD.
1.5
This is a newly developed form of carbidopa levodopa medication that can be taken as an inhaler rather than an oral medication.
Inbrija (inhaled carbidopa levodopa)
This type of regular exercise has been found to possibly reduce the risk of PD.
Aerobic exercise (examples- swimming, cycling, brisk walking, rowing, jump rope, or using an elliptical trainer)
This scale is the gold standard for assessing the severity of PD.
Hoehn and Yahr (H & Y) Scale
This Swedish scientist was honored with the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the treatment of PD.
Arvid Carlsson
This is the amount people within the United States typically spends on direct and indirect medical costs of PD per year.
52 billion dollars
This form of carbidopa levodopa can be administered through a feeding tube as the medication is delivered in the form of a gel.
Duopa
This is a non-invasive FDA approved treatment to treat tremor-dominant type of PD.
Focused Ultrasound