200 Years of Parkinson’s disease: what have we learnt from James Parkinson?
200 Years of Parkinson’s disease: what have we learnt from James Parkinson?
C. McDonald,G. Gordon,2 Authors,J. Fisher
2018 · DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx196
Age and Ageing · 58 Citations
TLDR
A biography of James Parkinson's remarkable life is provided and key observation over the next 2 centuries, included the recognition of the link between the substantia nigra and PD and the discoveries of dopamine deficiency in patients with PD are reviewed.