MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

PARKINSON S DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who first discovered Parkinson’s Disease (DON"T CHEAT)
A
James Parkinson
B
Giovanni Parkinson
C
Angelina Parkinson
D
Tómas Parkinson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -James Parkinson is most famous for publishing ‘An Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ in 1817, which established Parkinson’s as a recognised medical condition. He was a pioneer not only in medicine, but also in his scientific and political interests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nomenclature. It was in 1817 that a detailed medical essay was published on the subject by London doctor James Parkinson after whom it was named Parkinson’s disease. His essay was called “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy”. This essay established Parkinson’s disease as a recognised medical condition.

Detailed explanation-3: -His father was John Parkinson (c. 1725–84), an apothecary and surgeon who practised in the Square, and his mother was Mary.

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