GRAND RAPIDS, MI – When a symposium next month brings together global experts in Parkinson's disease research, part of the meeting will focus on the first experts – the patients who have Parkinson's. The patient-centered meeting aims to highlight the
In spite its rarity, about 6.3 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease. In the United States alone, approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed with this disease every year. It is the second most common neurodegenerative disease
The camera is visible in the living room. Her grandfather is a stroke patient and paralyzed except for his right arm and right leg. He also has Parkinson's Disease. The videos were taken April 2014. The aide worked at the home for seven days and the
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Parkinson's patients often have trouble walking and talking. Symptoms include slowness of movement, a loss of balance and slurred speech. With Parkinson's disease, “you may have a decreased ability to perform unconscious movements, including blinking,