Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement, coordination, and muscle control. While medications help control symptoms in the early stages, some patients experience reduced effectiveness of medicines over time. In such situations,...
This is one of the first questions families ask. And it’s the right question but the answer isn’t what most people are bracing for. DBS surgery doesn’t shorten life expectancy. That’s worth saying clearly because the fear going into a brain...
Here’s the thing families always want a cleaner answer to than actually exists. Most people with Parkinson’s have no family history of it. Zero. No parent, no sibling, no uncle anyone can trace it back to. And most people who do have a parent with the...