World Parkinson’s Day, a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive disability due to the loss of dopaminergic cells, was celebrated today, April 11. Parkinson’s currently affects 150,000 people in Spain and is a disease that has become well known, becoming part of the common vocabulary, although – as is often the case with many … Read more
Between 12,000 and 150,000 people in Spain suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a chronic degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and is characterized by symptoms such as tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, postural abnormalities and speech disturbances. Every April 11, World Parkinson’s Day is commemorated in memory of Dr. James Parkinson, the British neurologist who … Read more
Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease suffered by more than 100,000 people in Spain. It affects both women and men, mostly adults, and causes our body not to produce dopamine. As Dr. Àngels Bayés, director of the Parkinson’s Unit at Teknon Medical Center and member of Top Doctors, explains: “Parkinson’s is a disease for which there … Read more
Today, April 11, on the occasion of World Parkinson’s Day, Dr. Javier Ruiz Martínez tells us about the disease, what it consists of, the symptoms and how to diagnose it in time. This disease manifests itself mainly in patients between 60 and 80 years of age, although there may be forms of early presentation, below … Read more