Wednesday 3 October 2012

James Parkinson: The Man Behind the Shaking Palsy

Journal of Parkinson's Disease 

Patrick A. Lewis
Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK

Abstract

James Parkinson occupies a unique position in the history of Parkinson's disease. As the man responsible for originally identifying and describing the disease that he called the Shaking Palsy, his name is familiar to anybody with a connection with the disease – patients, carers, clinicians and members of the general public alike. This review summarises the life and career of one of the most recognizable names in neurology.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Mild Parkinsonian Signs in a Community Population

One question that many of the PREDICT-PD participants ask me is “I am slower than I used to be, does it mean that I am getting Parkinson’...