AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Parkinson’s disease was first medically described as a neurological syndrome by James Parkinson in 1817, though fragments of Parkinsonism can be found in earlier descriptions (Parkinson 1817).

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases worldwide is still referred to as ‘Parkinson’s disease’. The condition is named after James Parkinson who, in 1817, described the shaking palsy (paralysis agitans).

Detailed explanation-3: -First described in 1817 by English physician James Parkinson as a “shaking palsy, ” Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder of the brain that results from a loss of cells that produce dopamine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parkinson’s disease has been known to mankind since ancient times. It is referred to in the ancient Indian medical system of Ayurveda under the name Kampavata (where “kampa” means tremor in Sanskrit). In Western medicine it was described by the physician Galen as “shaking palsy” in AD 175.

Detailed explanation-5: -James Parkinson is most famous for publishing ‘An Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ in 1817, which established Parkinson’s as a recognised medical condition.