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If you have Parkinson's disease you should call your doctor when you first experience symptoms of the disease, if your symptoms worsen and/or if you notice new, additional symptoms.
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that causes brain cells to die that are involved with normal movement and coordination. As the disease progresses it can cause wide-ranging symptoms including:
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that causes brain cells to die that are involved with normal movement and coordination. As the disease progresses it can cause wide-ranging symptoms including:
- shaking, tremors and difficulty moving normally
- loss of balance and/or fainting
- muscle aches, pains and rigidity
- difficulty swallowing
- drooling
- lack of normal facial expressions
- emotional symptoms including anxiety, stress, tension or depression
- cognitive symptoms such as confusion, dementia and/or memory loss
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