Movement disorders
Movement disorders
Parkinson’s disease most commonly causes movement disorders. Parkinson’s disease is a common disease by which every 500th person of the population is affected. It was first described by James Parkinson in 1817.
Main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease...
The disease includes 3 cardinal symptoms:
The first is “reduction of mobility” or immobility (hypokinesia), which consists of the slowing down of movement, limitation of the range of motion and the reduction of spontaneous movement.
The second cardinal symptom is rigidity (rigor), which prevents fast movements.
The third cardinal symptom is tremor at rest (tremor), which has also caused this disease to be called by the German term “Schüttellähmung” (shaking palsy).
