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When Was Michael J Fox Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease



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Michael J Fox has said he may be at “the end of his acting career” due to the worsening symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

The Back to the Future star was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, and went public with his diagnosis in 1998. While he has continued to act in the years since, he revealed in his new memoir that he can no longer memorise extensive dialogue or work for hours at a time.

“There is a time for everything, and my time of putting in a 12-hour workday, and memorising seven pages of dialogue, is best behind me,” Fox writes in No Time Like the Future.

“At least for now … I enter a second retirement,” he continues. “That could change, because everything changes. But if this is the end of my acting career, so be it.”

Fox added that he has recently noticed he is suffering from new symptoms of the disease, which include memory loss, delusions and dementia.

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New research published in Lancet Digital Health details a new AI model that groups typical symptom patterns of Parkinson’s disease. The model also predicts the progression of these symptoms in timing and severity by learning from longitudinal patient data.

Chances are, you know that Michael J. Fox—the actor who played Marty McFly in the iconic “Back to the Future” movies—has Parkinson’s disease. But when he first disclosed his condition in 1998, the world gasped. He revealed that he had been diagnosed seven years earlier, at the age of 29. Just a few years later, in 2000, Fox launched The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to help search for treatments and a cure for this condition that affects an estimated more than six million people, globally.

Since then, MJFF’s team of in-house neuroscientists and business strategists have been working side-by-side with science and technology researchers, clinicians, industry partners and patients around the world to fund the most promising research to better understand and treat the disease. In July 2018, a unique partnership was launched between the Foundation and IBM Research to apply machine learning to advance scientific breakthroughs.

Our aim is to use AI to help with patient management and clinical trial design. These goals are important because, despite Parkinson’s prevalence, patients experience a unique variety of motor and non-motor symptoms.

Michael J Fox Credits His Wife Tracy Pollan For Helping Him Through His Diagnosis And Beyond

When diagnosed with a chronic disease as Michael J. Fox was, it’s only natural to ask, “Why?” Perhaps there’s a comfort in understanding the cause and effect in this situation. Maybe just being able to connect the dots creates some control. However, the “why” is often the most difficult if not impossible factor to determine.

Despite all of the research into Parkinson’s, the exact cause of it remains unknown, according to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Several components are connected to the disease, but like random jigsaw puzzle pieces, it is still not clear how these elements come together to cause Parkinson’s. What we do know is that early-onset Parkinson’s usually has a genetic factor . In fact, research is finding connections between certain genes and the likelihood of developing this form of Parkinson’s disease. Yet, it is possible to have these genes and never develop the disease at any point in your life.

Despite all of the unknowns, Fox has maintained an optimistic outlook in part because of the support of his wife Tracy Pollan. “We didn’t know what to expect,” Fox tells NBC’s Today. “One of the things I’ll always love Tracy for is that at that moment, she didn’t blink.” And according to a teary-eyed Fox, through all the ups and downs that followed, she still hasn’t blinked.

There Are Other Early Signs Of Parkinson’s That You Should Look Out For According To Experts

A tremor in your finger is only one of the of Parkinson’s to keep an eye out for. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, difficulty sleeping, trouble walking, constipation, a low voice, dizziness, fainting, and standing with a hunched posture can all be early signs of the disease.

Some more peculiar initial red flags that could signal Parkinson’s include smaller handwriting, a loss of smell, and a masked or emotionless face.

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“There’s a new drug that’s been approved that’s like a rescue inhaler for when you freeze,” he said. “Because freezing is a very real thing for Parkinson’s patients. I could be sitting here with my foot on fire and a glass of water over there on the table and all I’d be able to do is think about how good it would feel to pour that water on my foot. Treatments for that can make a huge difference in people’s lives. Now, if we can prophylactically keep Parkinson’s symptoms from developing in a person, is that a cure? No. Would I take it? Yes.”

He also touched on his frustrations with Donald Trump and his administration’s apparent skepticism toward science.

“We have a working relationship with the government,” he said of his foundation. “Trump is not sitting around thinking about Parkinson’s. But one thing that angered me is when he mocked that reporter. That was a stab to the guts. Not just for me, but for people I know and work with, who try so hard to overcome other people’s atavistic aversion to anybody that moves differently. So I thought, ‘Do I say something in response?’ Then I thought, ‘People already know Trump is an .’”

Fox is currently working on a new book centered around a question he asked himself during his recent health issues: “Was it false hope I’d been selling? Is there a line beyond which there is no consolation?” 

Michael J Fox Reflects On Life With Parkinson’s In ‘no Time Like The Future’

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The Family Ties star was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991. He says that if he doesn’t know if he can do something, he fakes it — a strategy that works 80 percent of the time.

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This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. My guest, Michael J. Fox, has written a new memoir that’s about his recent life years after he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease back in 1991 when he was 29. Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder which results in tremors, muscle spasms, balance and coordination problems, diminishment of movement and can also affect mood, sleep and lead to fatigue. Michael J. Fox became famous in his 20s, before Parkinson’s, for his role on the hit sitcom “Family Ties” as a young conservative who went in the opposite direction of his liberal parents and idolized President Reagan.

Michael J. Fox, welcome to FRESH AIR. Congratulations on your book. It’s a pleasure to have you back on the show.

MICHAEL J FOX: Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be here.

GROSS: The pandemic started just in time for you to write your epilogue. And you write that now everyone is experiencing something you’ve experienced, which is protecting other people from yourself. Can you explain how that applies to you?

GROSS: I – so I think also, like, there’s a sense of vulnerability that you’ve probably felt that everybody is feeling now.

GROSS: Right. You know, what are the limitations you face now physically?

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Michael J Fox On How Accepting Parkinsons Diagnosis Changed His Perspective

TV and film aside, Fox has regained his optimism and literally takes life one step at a time due to his condition.

“You have to plant your heel and shift your hips and transfer weight. I mean, all this mechanical biokinetics you have to go through to just go get a cup of coffee across the room,” he said of his life now. “But if every time, you risk falling, every step is precious.”

He shared that constantly being asked how he’s doing can get a little tiresome, but he hasn’t let it dampen his outlook on life.

“Sometimes I want to go, like, ‘Really? You wanna know? Pull up a chair. I’ll give you 45 minutes of it,”’ he said. “If you want the short answer, I’m feeling great.”

“Optimism is a choice,” he added. “But in a way, it isn’t. There’s no other choice. I don’t think there’s any other viable choice than to hope for the best and work toward it.”

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The last time I spoke to Michael J Fox, in 2013, in his office in New York, he was 90% optimistic and 10% pragmatic. The former I expected; the latter was a shock. Ever since 1998, when Fox went public with his diagnosis of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, he has made optimism his defining public characteristic, because of, rather than despite, his illness. He called his 2002 memoir Lucky Man, and he told interviewers that Parkinson’s is a gift, “albeit one that keeps on taking”.

I believe in all the hopeful things I said before. But you feel an idiot because you said you’d be fine and you’re not

I ask how he felt during the 2016 campaign when Trump mocked the New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a disability. “When you see your particular group mocked, it’s such a gut punch. It’s so senseless and cheap. There’s no way I get up in the morning and mock orange people,” he says, and then makes the grin that, for those of us who grew up watching him in the 1980s and 90s, is our Proustian madeleine.

Because you’re not a patient to her, you’re her husband. “Exactly,” he says, with a relieved grin: I have understood him.

If you show a kid today Back To The Future, they get it. It’s this thing that’s timeless

The First Symptom Michael J Fox Noticed Was A Twitch In His Pinky Finger

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In 1999, Fox broke his silence on his Parkinson’s diagnosis for the first time, discussing the intricacies of the disease with People. While Parkinson’s more commonly affects older people—the average age of onset is 60 years old, according to Johns Hopkins—Fox was diagnosed before he turned 30 after noticing something strange with his hand.

Fox told People that he first noticed a twitch in his left pinkie while he was on the set of the movie Doc Hollywood. At first, he didn’t think much of the tremor, but he then underwent some tests and received the Parkinson’s diagnosis, which was “incomprehensible” to him at the time, he said.

Why Michael J Fox Waited Seven Years To Reveal His Parkinsons Diagnosis

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Like many kids, Michael J. Fox had his eyes on a career as a rockstar. “I grew up admiring rockstars like Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page,” he told The New York Times Magazine. “That’s what I thought being famous was. But I wasn’t a rockstar.”

Many might argue that the Canadian actor is a rockstar — just in a different way. His Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised more than $900 million to fund research to find a cure for Parkinson’s, a disease that has affectedMuhammad Ali, Neil Diamond, Jesse Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Linda Ronstadt and Fox himself, who was diagnosed in 1991.

Since going public with his diagnosis in 1998, the Back to the Future and Family Ties star hasn’t shied away from speaking out about the disease’s impact on his life and championing the search for a cure.

“I refer to Parkinson’s and the effect it’s had on my life as a gift — and people are completely dubious of that and kind of wonder how I could say that,” he told CNN in 2010. “I…qualify it by saying it’s a gift that keeps on taking, but it is a gift, because it’s really opened me up to more kind of compassionate, curious, risk-taking person.”

But between the time he was diagnosed and his announcement, he spent seven years, both suffering and learning about the disease — and keeping his condition out of the spotlight.

Michael J Fox On Parkinsons Taking The Wrong Roles And Staying Positive

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Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s, taking the wrong roles and staying positive.

It’s perhaps a strange thing to suggest, but ever since Michael J. Fox went public with his diagnosis in 1998, his life has looked, from afar anyway, almost charmed. The foundation he started has raised a staggering $800 million to combat Parkinson’s disease. He’s written three best-selling memoirs and even continued to act, in substantive roles, on shows like “The Good Wife” and “Rescue Me.” His family life, with his wife of three decades, Tracy Pollan, is by all accounts a dream. And he’s still known to be an unusually nice guy, even by high Canadian nice-guy standards. His was a remarkably positive second act. “I’d developed a relationship with Parkinson’s,” said Fox, 57, “where I gave the disease its room to do what it needed to do and it left me areas I could still flourish in.” Until last year, when a scary new set of health problems arrived, threatening to alter his sunny disposition — almost.

O.K., now I have a heavy question. Sure.

Does chronic illness change your thinking about death? Seeing your existence as part of a continuum — I feel that way. Death just shows up. It’s not something I think about a lot.

It’s going to kill me to not know who the actor was. I’m not saying anything.

Just curious: Did you read your brother-in-law’s8 book about psychedelics? Yeah, last summer.

Michael J Fox Stunned By Robin Williams’ Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis

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“Stunned to learn Robin had PD,” the 53-year-old actor wrote on Twitter. “Pretty sure his support for our predated his diagnosis. A true friend; I wish him peace.”

Fox has battled Parkinson’s disease since the early 1990s and launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation — which works to find a cure for Parkinson’s through funding research and ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with the disease — in 2000.

Williams’ wife, Susan Schneider, revealed the actor-comedian’s diagnosis in a statement Thursday:

Fox is also one of the many stars who paid tribute to Williams after learning the news of his death on Monday.

“Famously kind, ferociously funny, a genius and a gentle soul,” he tweeted. “What a loss.”

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“I was underneath the phone, against the kitchen wall, on the kitchen floor alone with a broken arm, waiting for the ambulance to show up,” he said on Sunday TODAY. “I couldn’t believe the amount of fury I had toward myself for being so careless to do this, and to let down my surgeons.

“I had been so stubborn about being independent, and my family, who’d been so patient during all this. And I couldn’t put a shiny face on it. I couldn’t make lemonade out of this. In fact, I was out of the lemonade business. I just kind of felt more sorry for myself, and I’d never done that before. And I questioned my optimism.”

Fittingly for a man with five Emmy Awards, watching television helped restore his positive outlook on life. He binge-watched old Westerns from the ’50s and ’60s while recovering from his broken arm.

“I kind of realized that this happened before I was born, these shows,” he told Willie. “I’m part of that continuum. I’ll be survived by my reruns. That gave me a little bit of a dash of immortality.

“All these things were connected. And they all pointed me toward how grateful I was for my interaction with my kids. They’re all smarter than me, and all better looking than me, they’re all taller than me. And so I look up to them.”

Fox’s Career Was Thriving When He First Noticed Twitching In His Hand

For seven seasons from 1982 to 1989, Fox played Alex P. Keaton on the hit sitcom Family Ties, winning three Emmys for portraying a Republican with liberal parents who were former hippies. In the midst of his television success, he also found silver screen fame in the Back to the Future trilogy as Marty McFly from 1985 to 1990. Off-screen, he married Family Ties costar Tracy Pollan in 1988 and they had their first child in 1989.

Life was looking good, as he kept landing starring movie roles, one after the other. But while he was on the Gainesville, Florida set of Doc Hollywood in 1991, something felt off. He noticed a twitch in his left pinkie finger. A neurologist assured him that he had probably somehow injured his funny bone, as he explained to People.

But six months later, things were worse. His entire left hand was trembling and his shoulder was stiff and achy. He consulted another doctor and was told he had Parkinson’s disease, which typically affects patients over the age of 60. He was just 30.

“It was incomprehensible,” he told People. “The doctor said I would be able to function for years and years. But even talking in those terms was strange.”

Michael J. Fox, 1991

Michael J Fox Stepped Away From Television And Created A Foundation

After going public in 1998 with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, Michael J. Fox found support from Meredith Baxter, the actress who played his mother on “Family Ties.” She said in a statement provided to The Washington Post, “The fact that Michael is passing along his experience and truth is a very courageous and loving thing to do.” After telling the world about his condition, Fox continued his role on “Spin City” as the Deputy Mayor of New York City Mike Flaherty for another two years.

“One of the reasons I left ‘Spin City’ was that I felt my face hardening,” Fox explained to The New York Times. “My movements were constricted. If you watch episodes from the last couple of seasons, you’ll see I would anchor myself against a desk or the wall. Eventually it was too burdensome.”

As it turned out, Fox’s final performance as Mike Flaherty before retiring from “Spin City” was on the 100th episode of the popular sitcom, per the Michael J. Fox Foundation. It wasn’t long after this curtain call that he opened his foundation with the mission to cure what’d long been considered an incurable disease.

Fox Then Experienced Bigger Tremors Stiffness And Eventually Short

Over the years, Fox’s condition has progressed—and unfortunately, it’s happened faster than he’d hoped. “The doctor said I would be able to function for years and years,” Fox told People. However, soon after his diagnosis, his entire left side succumbed to stiffness and tremors. “And I mean big tremors,” he said. He explained that he experienced a tremor so big that he “could mix a margarita in five seconds.”

At the time of the 1999 interview, Fox told People he was on medication to address his milder symptoms of Parkinson’s, such as rigidity in his hips, tremors in his hands, and a tapping feeling in his feet. Fox added that sometimes his arms and wrists would be so stiff, he was unable to pick up the TV remote.

In a more recent interview with People in 2020, Fox said the illness is now affecting his word recall. “My short-term memory is shot,” he said. “I always had a real proficiency for lines and memorization. And I had some extreme situations where the last couple of jobs I did were actually really word-heavy parts. I struggled during both of them.”

Fox said he now focuses mostly on writing as most of his other abilities are limited. “My guitar playing is no good. My sketching is no good anymore, my dancing never was good, and acting is getting tougher to do. So it’s down to writing. Luckily, I really enjoy it.”

This Was The First Sign Of Parkinson’s That Michael J Fox Noticed

Michael J. Fox on Living with Parkinson

Actor Michael J. Foxwas diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the height of his career when he was just 29 years old. Earlier on in his battle with the disease, he was extremely private about it—but then, almost a decade after he was diagnosed in 1991, Fox decided to open up about his condition. As an advocate for Parkinson’s patients, Fox felt it essential to share what the first subtle sign of the illness was for him, so that others would know what red flags they shouldn’t ignore. To see what sign you should keep an eye out for, read on.

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Michael J Fox Is As Optimistic As Ever About Parkinsons Research

Despite the difficulties of living with Parkinson’s disease, the beloved actor’s joy and enthusiasm won’t let him give up.

In one of the early episodes of Michael J. Fox’s new TV show, Fox’s character, Mike Henry, tells a story about a pregnant woman in Mozambique who was about go to into labor when a flood swept through her village. To save her baby, she climbed up into a tree. “A lady had a baby in a tree,” Mike Henry says to his family. Really, though, it’s Michael J. Fox saying it to all of us. That story has become, for Fox and his real-life family, a symbol of optimism and bravery in the face of life’s challenges.

It’s just that kind of optimism that propels Fox, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, to take on more than most people could handle. There’s his new NBC sitcom, The Michael J. Fox Show, which marks his first starring role in 13 years. There’s his foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research , which has funded $375 million in research and is now launching a study on loss of smell and PD. And there’s the new American Academy of Neurology video that he’s featured in: Parkinson’s Disease: A Guide For Patients And Families. The video, which covers the basics of PD , will be available both as a DVD and online in January, 2014.

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The Actor Wasn’t Initially Open About His Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, but he stayed quiet about it for seven years, only telling people who needed to know . Finding new career success with the film “The American President,” Fox returned to television with the sitcom “Spin City.” This, however, meant talking about his diagnosis with the network and production company. “I said it could get very bad or not get bad,” he recalled to People in 1998. “They said, ‘Let’s go!'”  It would be two seasons into the show’s run before Fox told his costars about his condition.

It’s understandable that someone with Parkinson’s would feel anxiety and not want to talk about the disease. The European Parkinson’s Disease Association’s website explains that it is common for someone with this disease to experience mild to severe general social anxiety in which they are worried about being judged. And, unfortunately, that fear can exacerbate some of their symptoms like shaking. But beyond this, research shows that the way Parkinson’s disease can change a person’s brain chemistry may alone bring on feelings of anxiety. In addition, someone with Parkinson’s might develop akathisia, a different condition which mimics anxiety in that the person is uncontrollably restless.

Ultimately, Fox came to an important realization: To properly accept having Parkinson’s, he needed to be open about it. This turning point for Fox, however, meant he had to make significant changes in his life.

Sure Signs You May Be Getting Parkinson’s According To Doctors

Last year, actor Michael J. Fox opened up about his over 22-year-long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. First diagnosed in 1998, the 59-year-old has been incredibly honest about his health struggles, which recently took a turn for the worst when a noncancerous tumor started growing on his spine two years ago, causing him to fall and break his arm.

“That was definitely my darkest moment,” Fox told People magazine in a recent interview. “I just snapped. I was leaning against the wall in my kitchen, waiting for the ambulance to come, and I felt like, ‘This is as low as it gets for me.’ It was when I questioned everything. Like, ‘I can’t put a shiny face on this. There’s no bright side to this, no upside. This is just all regret and pain.'” Read on to discover the signs of Parkinson’s—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these .

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For about 27 years, Michael J. Fox approached having Parkinson’s disease with optimism. But in 2018, after an accident that shattered his arm, that optimism was all but gone . In the months that followed, the actor watched old television programs and reflected on his earlier performances. Then, he thought of a late friend who’d also had Parkinson’s disease: Muhammed Ali.

It would be a couple years after Fox announced his diagnosis with the disease that the boxing champion reached out to him . Over a phone call, Ali told Fox, “With you in this fight, we can win.” The two then worked together to raise awareness about their shared condition. In 2018, two years after Ali’s death, Fox decided to reach out to Ali’s widow, Lonnie, and ask if his late friend had ever watched himself on TV . He did indeed. This gave Fox a new perspective. “He accepts and realizes it’s great to have been that. It’s great to have done that,” Fox told the CBC.

Someone having a temporary lack of optimism is different than being clinically depressed. However, it’s worth noting that depression is common for someone with Parkinson’s . In fact, it can be the first sign of the disease for some people. Thankfully, it is treatable, although treatment can vary from person to person. Additionally, depression is not a guaranteed symptom of the disease.

Fox Tries To Remain Optimistic About His Parkinson’s Battle

Fox began his fight against Parkinson’s with awe-inspiring optimism. “It’s made me stronger. A million times wiser. And more compassionate. I’ve realized I’m vulnerable, that no matter how many awards I’m given or how big my bank account is, I can be messed with like that,” Fox told People in 1999.

While he admits that he has gone through tough times and experienced low points he couldn’t find a silver lining in, he’s been able to return to that sense of optimism, which he said is “rooted in gratitude.”

In his fourth memoir, No Time Like the Future, which came out in 2020, Fox wrote that “optimism is sustainable when you keep coming back to gratitude, and what follows from that is acceptance. Accepting that this thing has happened, and you accept it for what it is.” He continued: “It doesn’t mean that you can’t endeavor to change. It doesn’t mean you have to accept it as a punishment or a penance, but just put it in its proper place. Then see how much the rest of your life you have to thrive in, and then you can move on.”

Michael J Fox’s History With Parkinson’s Disease Explained Meredith Cooper

Ask any child of the ’80s about Michael J. Fox, and they’ll probably bring up Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly . Even though Marty was a high school student, Fox was 28 years old when “Back to the Future Part III” hit theaters in 1990. A year later, he was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease, according to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research’s website.

For the next 30 years, Fox came to terms with the disease, moving from hiding it and diving full force into his work to managing it openly by starting a foundation to search for a cure, according to the foundation’s site. His optimism was tested over the years and unlike Marty McFly, Fox doesn’t have a flying DeLorean that allows him to rewrite the past to create his ideal future. While the actor might see his future differently than he once did, he surely hasn’t given up on it. Here’s a look at his history with Parkinson’s disease.

Michael J Fox And The Warning Signs Of Parkinsons Disease

With the debut of his new television series, The Michael J. Fox Show, Parkinson’s disease will be put front and center. In a recent interview, Michael J. Fox revealed the early warning signs that had him head to a neurologist and ended up as a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

Whether the show becomes a hit is yet to be seen, but one thing it will do is educate viewers about a disease that most people know little or nothing about. Hopefully, the show will prompt viewers to learn more about this disease that today affects over one million adults in the United States and could result in an early diagnoses.

One of the easiest descriptions of Parkinson’s disease is given by the National Parkinson’s Foundation. They explain that the disease occurs when an important chemical in the brain, called dopamine, ceases to be made. Dopamine helps with body movement and mood. Parkinson’s is a degenerative disease, slowly getting worse over time. In many cases, with medical attention, patients are able to live longer than expected. Medications that replace dopamine, as well as other treatments, are given to patients to deal with the symptoms.

There are 10 warning signs of Parkinson’s disease, which may help someone recognize the disease early. Because these symptoms can mimic other forms of illness, the Foundation recommends contacting a doctor only if you have more than one. The best chance to live a long, healthy life after diagnosis is to catch Parkinson’s disease early.


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