April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month! Parkinson’s disease occurs when brain cells that make dopamine − a chemical that coordinates movement − are damaged. It is a lifelong and progressive disease, meaning symptoms slowly worsen over time. Even though broad paths of similarity are observed among individuals with Parkinson’s as the disease progresses, Parkinson’s does not affect everyone the same way.
The rate of progression and particular symptoms differ among individuals. This makes the experience of living with Parkinson’s unique to each person. There are a few questions a Parkinson’s diagnosis can bring including which symptoms each individual will get, when they will get them or how severe they will be.
To provide better clinical intervention and treatment at the onset of Parkinson’s disease, it is imperative to find accurate biomarkers for early diagnosis,…
