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2. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale - Wikipedia

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   The unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) is used to follow the longitudinal course of Parkinson's disease. The UPD rating scale is the most commonly used scale in the clinical study of Parkinson's disease. [1] The UPDRS is made up of these sections: [2] Part I: evaluation of mentation, behavior, and mood

3. How Common Is Parkinson's Disease? - Healthline

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   The risk of Parkinson’s disease increases with age. Only about 4% of people with the condition receive a diagnosis before age 50. Parkinson’s disease is more common in men than in women. Men ...

4. Hoehn and Yahr scale - Wikipedia

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   Hoehn and Yahr scale. The Hoehn and Yahr scale is a commonly used system for describing how the symptoms of Parkinson's disease progress. It was originally published in 1967 in the journal Neurology by Margaret Hoehn and Melvin Yahr and included stages 1 through 5. [1] Since then, a modified Hoehn and Yahr scale was proposed with the addition ...

5. Parkinson's MRI: Diagnosing Early Onset Through Brain Imaging

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   MRIs can help detect early onset Parkinson’s before any symptoms appear. MRIs can spot damaged brain neurons that can indicate Parkinson’s and help predict the severity of future symptoms ...

6. How Does Parkinson’s Disease Affect the Nervous System?

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   The bottom line. Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects the nervous system. In PD, nerve cells in the brain become damaged and begin to die off. The reason why some people develop the ...

7. What Are Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes? - WebMD

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   Parkinson’s disease is by far the most common of these, but about 15% of people who have a problem making dopamine will have one of the Parkinson’s plus syndromes. Types.

8. What’s the Life Expectancy for Parkinson’s Disease?

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   Chapter 8: Considerations for patient and target selection in deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease: Pathogenesis and clinical aspects. https://www.ncbi ...

9. WebMD Parkinson's Disease Guide: Overview

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   Here's an easy-to-use guide to a complex illness: Parkinson's disease. This guide offers links brief, to-the-point information on Parkinson's symptoms, tests, treatment, support, and more.