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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.