Before revision: Other common symptoms include: Tremors, as rest tremor (when resting, mostly in the hands) and/or postular tremor Short, shuffling gait Slow movements (bradykinesia) Loss of sound perception leading to soft speech, hypophonia Difficulty sleeping Dry skin Apathy Lack of facial expressions Balance problems Frequent falls Very small handwriting however sometimes handwriting can change with age or when you have stiff hands or pain or poor vision Rigid, stiff muscles Cogwheeling (jerky feeling in arm or leg) Upgaze impairment Plastic, dead feeling resistance known as "lead-pipe rigidity".
After revision: Other common symptoms include: Tremors, as rest tremor (when resting, mostly in the hands) and/or postular tremor Short, shuffling gait Slow movements (bradykinesia) Loss of sound perception leading to soft speech, hypophonia Difficulty sleeping Dry skin Apathy Lack of facial expressions Balance problems Frequent falls Very small handwriting Rigid, stiff muscles Cogwheeling (jerky feeling in arm or leg) Upgaze impairment Plastic, dead feeling resistance known as "lead-pipe rigidity".