Glossary :: Parkinson's Disease

The difficulty in the initiation of voluntary movements.

Muscular aches and pains.

Tendency to produce small cramped handwriting.

Soft speech.

A lack of facial expression.

Arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause.

The symptoms deteriorate over time.

Symptoms persisting over a long period of time.

Controls emotions and motivation, and also has a substantial role in the control of movement.

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