Parkinson’s disease Posts on Medivizor

Posted by Kathleen Hoffman on Sep 16, 2018 in Blog, Parkinson's Disease | 6 comments

Parkinson’s disease affects around one million people in the US and between seven and ten million worldwide. In people with Parkinson’s disease, the neurons in the brain that produce dopamine die off.  Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that helps send messages in the brain. It is involved in many functions such as movement, reward, memory,...