There are an estimated 1 million Americans living with Parkinson's disease and more than 10 million people worldwide. Men are 1.5 times more likely to have Parkinson's than women. These differences may be influenced by genetics and some evidence suggests that estrogen exposure in women could be one of the primary reasons. Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder that can affect the ability to perform common daily activities. It is a progressive disease that becomes worse over time. Motor symptoms, such as tremors, ...
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There are an estimated 1 million Americans living with Parkinson's disease and more than 10 million people worldwide. Men are 1.5 times more likely to have Parkinson's than women. These differences may be influenced by genetics and some evidence suggests that estrogen exposure in women could be one of the primary reasons. Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder that can affect the ability to perform common daily activities. It is a progressive disease that becomes worse over time. Motor symptoms, such as tremors, stiffness or rigidity of the muscles, and slowness of movement, plus non-motor symptoms including sleeping problems, constipation, anxiety, depression, and fatigue, are the hallmarks of this disease.Keeping a journal of your daily journey with Parkinson's will help you keep track of any changes to your symptoms, medications, diet, and exercise. The list below can be very useful to you personally, as well as to your doctors. Being able to review how you have been over a period of time can help you and your doctor move forward.Maintaining a journal can help you keep track of your medications, adjustments, and effects these changes have on you. and if further adjustments are needed, as well as daily life.
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