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In 1817, the English physician James Parkinson published his “Essay on the shaking palsy”.
Since then Parkinson´s disease is associated with trembling of a limb, usually a hand.
However, there are many other symptoms of Parkinson´s disease besides trembling. These symptoms can be divided into two different categories:
Also, a variety of other conditions can accompany Parkinson´s disease, especially at the later stages of the disease.
Thus, treatment of Parkinson´s disease focuses on relieving all symptoms.
