Symptoms
What area of the body do Parkinson's tremors usually affect
Hands
Are Women or Men more likely to develop Parkinson's disease?
Men
Toxins, heavy metals, and rural living are all examples of what _______ factors which are causes of Parkinson's
(fill the blank)
Environmental Factors
Cognitive impairment can lead to what in later stages?
Dementia
How many people are affected globally with Parkinson's disease.
7-10 million people
Small cramped handwriting is known as
Micrographia
Short, dragging steps: ________ Gait
(fill the blank)
Shuffling Gait
What is the average life expectancy after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
7-14 years
Loss of smell is known as
anosmia
________ of Gait - Sudden, temporary inability to move feet
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Freezing of Gait
The total economic burden of Parkinson's disease is estimated to be around how much
$52 Billion
Many of Parkinson's diagnoses are categorized as idiopathic which means...
no specific cause can be identified
What is Bradykinesia?
slowness of movement and/or difficulty initiating movements
What percent of Parkinson's diagnoses are labeled idiopathic?
87%
A device implanted in the brain to reduce Parkinson's symptoms is called...