Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting over 10 million people worldwide. It’s characterised by changes in movement, including tremors, and slower and more rigid movements. But researchers are also beginning to investigate other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease – including those involving the eye.
Parkinson’s results from the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the brain’s basal ganglia – an area involved in voluntary movement. Though no cure exists for Parkinson’s, symptoms can be managed with drugs that replace dopamine.
No single diagnostic test exists for Parkinson’s as the blood-brain barrier (which protects the brain from pathogens roaming the bloodstream) and skull make it hard to assess the brain. As a result subjective assessments of symptoms are used to diagnose patients.
 and skull make it hard to assess the brain. As a result subjective assessments of symptoms are used to diagnose patients.
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