Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominately dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons in a specific area of the brain called substantia nigra. People with PD may experience tremor, mainly at rest and described as pill rolling tremor in hands.

Nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with PD. This number is expected to rise to 1.2 million by 2030. Parkinson’s is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease.

Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with PD each year, and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with PD.

The incidence of PD increases with age, but an estimated four percent of people with PD are diagnosed before age 50. Men are 1.5 times more likely to have Parkinson’s disease than women.

Source of information: www.parkinsons.org