ZJU doctors endeavor to fight Parkinson's disease
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In 1817, English doctor James Parkinson published an essay describing the characteristic resting tremor, abnormal posture and gait, paralysis and diminished muscle strength, and the way that the disease progresses over time. Hence this disease was named Parkinson’s disease (PD) in honor of James Parkinson.Illustration of Parkinson's disease by William Richard Gowers, first published in A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System (1886).“PD is a long-term degenerative disorder of the ce...