Parkinson+Disease-Description

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Parkinson Disease affects the nevous system and brain. The nerve cells that produce chemical to control the body's movement become damaged and die when you have this disorder. This causes there to be less of the chemicals that control movement, which is why Parkinson's is a movement disorder. The disorder increases over time, and continues to get worse.=====

For more information on the Description of Parkinson Disease. =__History__=
 * __James Parkinson-__1817,London, published report called "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy"
 * __Jean-Martin Charcot-mid-__ mid-1800's, France, studied and expanded Parkinson's report. He rocognized that muscle rigidy is a key system. He also re-named "shaking palsy" to Parkinson's Disease.
 * Throught the 1900's while technology was advancing, many scientists studied the disorder.

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