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PD - Selected Content. Sigalon's PD Soup. Sigalon's PD Selection Soup. Parkinson's disease. The main motor symptoms are collectively called parkinsonism, or a "parkinsonian syndrome".
Parkinson's disease is often defined as a parkinsonian syndrome that is idiopathic (having no known cause), although some atypical cases have a genetic origin. Many risk and protective factors have been investigated: the clearest evidence is for an increased risk of PD in people exposed to certain pesticides and a reduced risk in tobacco smokers. The pathology of the disease is characterized by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein into inclusions called Lewy bodies in neurons, and from insufficient formation and activity of dopamine produced in certain neurons within parts of the midbrain. Lewy bodies are the pathological hallmark of the idiopathic disorder, and the distribution of the Lewy bodies throughout the Parkinsonian brain varies from one individual to another. Classification. Parkinson's Disease News. 17 min ago | Oxford Times The Oxford Times: Paul Mayhew-Archer at his home in Drayton HE is best known for his work on comedy shows The Vicar of Dibley and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps , but scriptwriter Paul Mayhew-Archer is tackling a new topic.
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