Gujarat Earthquake Post your messages here on the health board Parkinson's Disease People with Parkinson's disease have a progressive loss of function of the nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls muscle movement.
Tremors occur as a result of damage to the nerve cells.
It mainly affects older prople. The disease affects about 2 in 1000 people and is more common in men than women. The tremor may affect one side of the body more than the other, and can affect the lower jaw, arms and legs. No blood tests can detect Parkinson's disease. Some kinds of x-rays can help your doctor make sure nothing else is causing your symptoms.