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Gait The way that you walk is called your gait. Most people with Parkinson’s disease find that the disease affects their gait because of the loss of balance and muscle rigidity

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Neurodegenerative Diseases in which the nervous system degenerates, like Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. They are characterized by the loss of cells in the central nervous system.

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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) A surgical procedure that is being used with considerable success to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. It involved implanting permanent electrodes in the brain so that continuous pulses of electricity can stimulate the various areas of the brain into activity. The electrodes are connected to a transmitter that is [...]

Many of the terms associated with Parkinson’s disease are unfamiliar to anyone without a medical degree. Below are some of the words that you may run across in researching about Parkinson’s, with simple definitions to make it easier to understand.