Parkinson's Disease

Running head : BIOLOGY

Parkinson 's disease

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Abstract

Parkinson 's disease is one of the most severe disorders that affect the central nervous system , due to the fact that by the time symptoms associated with this disease start appearing a large proportion the dopamine producing neurons will have been destroyed . Loss of coordination and muscle movement tremendously impacts on the capacity of an individual to carry out various tasks . This paper through qualitative analysis of published work and peer review article journals

is going to look at physiological functions the central nervous system which is the principle organ affected by Parkinson 's disease under normal and diseased conditions and how altering the function of the CNS contributes to the symptoms observed in a patient affected by this disease

Introduction

Parkinson 's disease is classified under a group of disorders , which emanate from the loss of dopamine producing cells in the brain . It is the most prevalent form of Parkinsonism (Ebadi , 2005 . Parkinsonism is a term used to refer to a group of disorders that affect the brain Parkinson 's disease is a degenerative disease , which progresses slowly and is usually associated with a variety of symptoms that result from neurotransmitter imbalance in the brain (Wold , 2004 . Parkinson is a severe disease that affects a large percentage of the elderly people . It is estimated the more than 50 ,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease every year (Mosley , Romaine Samii 2009 . It...