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    Imagine a scenario where our countries safety is in danger, and the president has to release our nuclear weapons at a specific time. What would happen if the president freezes, or has tremors and is not able to give the command at the correct time? The role of the President is very important to American society; Parkinson’s inhibits a person from completing daily or strenuous tasks. The video in question argues that Hillary Clinton is in the 1/100 percentile that has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s

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    Affecting an estimated 4 million people worldwide (NIH), Parkinson’s is one of the less common nervous system disorders. Despite its rarity, Parkinson’s is largely researched because there is no cure and few effective treatments. It also has a big impact on quality of life for those afflicted. This disease usually shows up after age 40 and occurs when the brain cells that are responsible for motor skills die. Symptoms include tremors, inability to move, and impaired cognitive function, all of which

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    The Two Types of Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD), a degenerative nervous system disorder, is more common every day, yet it is still a mystery on what causes it. More than a million Americans have been diagnosed with PD and every year there are 60,000 new cases. Affecting older people, it is the second most common disorder and the condition is expected to increase as the aging population increases. PD essentially is the loss of dopamine-producing neurons. The increase in research

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    disease. The number of individual’s with Parkinson’s increases by at least sixty thousand per year in America. Although the Parkinson’s disease has been around for thousand of years, it was not officially recognized until 1817 by a Dr. James Parkinson. Dr. James Parkinson clearly stated in his paper An Essay on the Shaking Palsy symptoms of Parkinson’s that are still recognized today as markers for the disease. Even though he wrote that paper in 1817, it was not until 1861 that the medical community began

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    Parkinson’s disease is a highly pathological disease dated back for thousands of years. It is the most common movement disorder in our current society and the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinson’s disease was first studied by James Parkinson in 1817, which resulted in the identification of the common symptoms of the disease. (Parkinson’s Disease Information, 2014) This disease is characterized by a progressive loss of muscle control. This loss of muscle control leads to other complications

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    Parkinson’s disease is defined as “a progressive, chronic, neurodegenerative disease” (Medscape, 2014). Parkinson’s disease affects the movement of the body and develops gradually, starting from a slight tremor and can progress into loss of autonomic movements to speech changes and writing changes. In this paper the author will discuss ethical and legal concepts related to Parkinson’s disease and how certain treatments like stem cell transplants can help but also be a major risk factors and have

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    discriminated and labeled as stupid; they become a laughing stock to ignorant people. To make matters worse, many stand-up comedians and television directors find disability (particularly Parkinson’s disease) a very effective way to make the crowd laugh. Parkinson Disease’s (PD) is defined as progressive loss of pigmented neurons or cells in the substantia nigra of the brain. These cells manufacture the molecule dopamine, a chemical responsible for regulating purposeful movements. Moreover, when the dopamine

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    Each relevant article selected is summarized. Table 1 provides details regarding design, populations, and outcomes for each study. Article One: Dashtipour, K; Johnson, E; Kani, C; Kani, K; Hadi, E; Ghamsary, M; Pezeshkian, S; Chen, J. J. (2015). Effect of Exercise on Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s disease. (20420080). 2/2/2015, Vol. 2015, 1-5. 5p. The randomized control study by Dashtipour et al, 2015, to compare the effects of Lee Silverman Voice Therapy

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    Parkinson’s Disease: Causes, Treatments, and Nursing Care Hannah Wilhelm Tompkins Cortland Community College Parkinson’s Disease: Causes, Treatments, and Nursing Care The World Health Organization projects that, by 2040, neurodegenerative diseases will become more common than cancer (Cashell, 2014). Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is widely listed as the second most common neurodegenerative disease (Wuong, 2012; Gillies et al., 2014; Cashell, 2014; Walker, Davidson, & Gray, 2012). This disease, usually

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    Parkinson disease is known as a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system. Some of the main symptoms of the disorder include tremor, muscular rigidity and slow imprecise movement. On the other hand Alzheimer 's disease is the most common cause of dementia. The disorder includes memory loss along with difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s have many similarities but evidence may suggest they are separate disorders. Both Parkinson’s and

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