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Frequently Asked Questions
History, Causes, Diagnosis and Incidence of PD
143 results
Aug 13 2008
Q:I just visited a friend who was long thought to have PD. Now they have told him he has "Parkinsonian Attributes." He would like to read more about this condition and how it differs from PD. Where can I find more information for him?Show Answer
(anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:What is the test for finding out if you have this disease as I think my husband may have it. (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:Besides assessing symptoms are there any other means by which doctors determine that someone has Parkinson's?Show Answer
(anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:What are the statistics of Parkinson's disease in foreign countries - racially and regionally - and also how often are occurrences of the disease documented as another illness or even symptoms of it before the original "finding" for this disease in the early 1800's? (TH)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My mother has P.D., and her health insurance has a yearly max for her perscriptions which has just been reached, which means she has to pay for 100% of all her medications. Is there any help she can receive through the Parkinson's Foundation?Show Answer
Thank you. (BL)
Aug 13 2008
Q:How is the genetic condition expressed phenotypically?Show Answer
If a single gene causes the condition, is it dominant or recessive? (anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:If a man of forty has quite a severe tremor and his father died (albeit aged eighty) with Parkinson's disease, what are the chances he has it? None of the other symptoms appears. I have directed him to your site, but upShow Answer
until now he has said he would rather not know if he has or hasn't got it.
Are there tests to determine this? (anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:My Father has been recently diagnosed with Parkinson's. He is only fifty. His Mother also has this disease. Is it hereditary and am I at risk?Show Answer
(anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:My maternal grandmother and a paternal uncle both have PD. I have a slight tremor mainly in my left hand. My doctor diagnosed benign non-essential tremors. What is this in relation to PD and am I at risk of developing PD, either by heredity or from the tremors I currently have? I am a 35-year-old female.Show Answer
(CD)
