How to Use Parkinson's disease in a Sentence

Parkinson's disease

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Definition of Parkinson's diseasenext
  • And the doctor here said there was no evidence of Parkinson's disease or a stroke or - or a seizure.
    — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • In 2017, they were sued by plaintiffs with Parkinson's disease.
    — Cho Park, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Deep brain stimulation has been used for decades to treat Parkinson's disease, as shown here.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Clausen filed his case in Aug. 2019 and initially made no mention of the fact that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
    — Eriq Gardner, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Late last year, Fox got candid about living with Parkinson's disease, which he was diagnosed with in 1991.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Citing his sister, the outlet added that Cottrell had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and had a stroke in 2016.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • For humans, a big increase in jerking around while asleep can be an early warning sign of Parkinson's disease, Frank said.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 10 May 2022
  • The musician has also been open about his struggles with Parkinson's disease.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Richard Lewis has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The late actor had Parkinson's disease, which Garlin noted the comedian had a sense of humor about.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Ali, who was later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, died in 2016.
    — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2022
  • What are the potential benefits of using CBD oil for Parkinson's disease?
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Impaired waste removal may also be a factor in Parkinson's disease, headache and even depression, Iliff says.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 26 June 2024
  • In 2020, Osbourne revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • He was also diagnosed with Parkinson's disease following his fall and now uses a cane.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Neil Diamond is coming to terms with having Parkinson's disease.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The document reportedly said Parkinson's disease was a secondary cause of death.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2024
  • These neurons were of a specific kind: dopamine-producing neurons, the type depleted by Parkinson's disease.
    — Becky Lang, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2013
  • Further mouse experiments suggested these cells might play a role in epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Included in the trailer are emotional recollections of the moment Fox first discovered Parkinson's disease symptoms in his finger at the height of his fame.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • John Isakson said that although his father had Parkinson's disease, the cause of death was not immediately apparent.
    — Fox News, 20 Dec. 2021
  • There is limited research on glutathione for Parkinson's disease.
    — Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Ronstadt's music career came to a devastating halt when she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The actor was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 and went public with his diagnosis seven years later.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • Lewy bodies can eventually damage more of the brain as Parkinson's disease progresses.
    — Patti Greco, Health, 9 June 2024
  • The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease, said his husband, theater director Leonard Foglia.
    — Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • In this latest study, the drug, manufactured by Sanofi, helped slow the progression of motor disability after 12 months in people in an early stage of Parkinson's disease.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Shortly after that film was released, Marjory retired from her job as a teacher to become caretaker to both Daniel and her mother, who later died of Parkinson's disease.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 2 May 2023
  • Fox's recent documentary Still examines his rise to fame in Hollywood in the 1980s and his decades-long experience with Parkinson's disease.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Gentle pulses of current sent through the electrodes can control the tremors and rigidity of Parkinson's disease (a technique called deep-brain stimulation) or reduce the incidence and severity of seizures.
    — Christof Koch, Scientific American, 10 May 2021

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