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Examine contemporary attitudes of the treatments for Parkinson's

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Discusses the various treatments for Parkinson's disease in today's society.

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Parkinson's disease is a very slow progressive disease or disorder caused by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons and causes a person to exhibit symptoms of tremors, stiffness, trouble staying balanced, tiredness, slow movements, rigidity, and as is progresses, memory and speech is also affected. Also as the disease progresses, it causes a person to lose the ability to make facial expressions, and this can cause the person suffering from ...

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