This disease was first described in 1817 by English physician James Parkinson. It is a neurological disorder that
affects the movements of the person, causing tremors, slowness of movements, muscle stiffness, imbalance, and changes in speech and writing. It is not a fatal disease, contagious, does not affect the memory or the intellectual capacity of the individual. There is no evidence that is inherited. There is a degeneration of cells located in a brain region called the substantia nigra. These cells produce a substance called dopamine, which leads the current nerve to the body. The lack or reduction of dopamine affects the movements of the patient causing the symptoms listed above. Achieves older people from 50 years. It is rare in younger people. The diagnosis is made by electroencephalogram, computed tomography, analysis of spinal fluid so. Currently there is no cure but treatment to combat the disease and delay the progress because the cells of the brain, unlike the rest of the body, not to renew. There is also the addition of medicines and physiotherapy occupational therapy. The phonoaudiology is given to those who have problems with speech.
The important thing is not to shake when discovering the disease because with the advancement of technology there are several options to minimize the disease.