If you know someone with Parkinson’s disease, you know how difficult it can be to live with this illness. Often, Parkinson’s begins with tiny, almost imperceptible changes – a bit of tremor in the hand, anxiety, constipation, stiff muscles, movements that feel slow or heavy, the sensation that a leg or foot is “dragging,” depression, mild mental dysfunction, and unusual fatigue.
In the early stages, these symptoms may go unnoticed. But as the disease advances, much more noticeable changes occur. They may include a shuffling gait, difficulty speaking, rig ...
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