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Parkinson’s Disease: Symptoms, Incidence, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

Incidence Of Parkinson's disease

What is Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is the most common cause of Parkinsonism and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer’s disease. Although descriptions of the condition appeared before the nineteenth century, it was James Parkinson’s eloquent account in 1817 that fully documented the clinical features of the illness now bearing his name. The identification of dopamine deficiency …

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Schizophrenia: Definition, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes, Treatment

Schizophrenia

What is Schizophrenia The concept of schizophrenia can be difficult to understand. The presentation of schizophrenia can be extremely varied, with a great range of possible symptoms. There are also many misconceptions about the condition of schizophrenia that have led to prejudice against sufferers of the illness. People with schizophrenia are commonly thought to have low intelligence and to be dangerous. …

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Coronary Heart Disease: Incidence, Prevalence, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment

Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD), sometimes described as coronary artery disease (CAD) or ischaemic heart disease (IHD), is a condition in which the vascular supply to the heart is impeded by atheroma, thrombosis or spasm of coronary arteries. This may impair the supply of oxygenated blood to cardiac tissue sufficiently to cause myocardial ischemia which, if severe or prolonged, may cause …

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