SPOTLIGHT: Parkinson's disease

With the 11th of April marking World Parkinson's Day, we have taken a closer look at Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism in this month's Spotlight article. Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over a period of time. The main symptoms are involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body (a tremor), slow movement, and stiff and inflexible muscles. Initially, the most likely symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremors, which usually affects the arms on one side, however, as the condition progresses, the jaw, legs and face may also ...