Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder. It is a kind of progressive disorder of the nervous system and hence no symptoms in most of the cases become obvious for many years.

1. Parkinson's Disease
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2. Introduction
 Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder.
 It is a kind of progressive disorder of the nervous system
and hence no symptoms in most of cases become obvious
for many years.
 People live with it for years without knowing the fact they
are affected by it.

3. Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
 Tremor of Hands
 Slow Movements
 Affected Voice
 Affected Sense of Smell
 Muscle stiffness
 Impaired balance
 Inexpressive Face

4. Causes
 Dopamine is a state when the brain of a male or a female
gradually lose its ability to produce neurotransmitter due
to which he/she gradually loses control over body and
emotions.
 The reason behind the death of these brain cells is yet to
be discovered.

5.  As the dopamine level gets down, people face problems in
doing the work or controlling their movements.

6. Tests
 To diagnose this problem is yet a difficult task
particularly at early stage, as no specific set of tests can
confirm the diagnosis.
 The symptoms appearing in this disease may be because
of several other illnesses.
 For making a correct diagnosis of the illness, medical
history and clinical examinations are considered helpful.

7. Treatment
 Medication
 Modification for general way of life
 Surgery
 Physical therapy
 Speech therapy
 Occupational therapy

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