What Are the First Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's?

What Are the First Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's? (1:40)

The first signs of Parkinson’s include resting tremors, slow movement and rigidity. Medications can ease symptoms for sometime but eventually they don’t work as well. Biomedical engineer Sri Sarma, PhD, explains why in this video.

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