Researchers have uncovered that Parkinson’s disease causes a major shift in your brain chemistry. As this area deteriorates, you lose the abilities those areas once controlled. Parkinson’s disease causes a specific area of your brain, the basal ganglia, to deteriorate. Experts estimate that it affects at least 1% of people over age 60 worldwide. It’s also the most common motor (movement-related) brain disease. Parkinson’s disease is very common overall, ranking second among age-related degenerative brain diseases. While Parkinson’s disease is usually age-related, it can happen in adults as young as 20 (though this is extremely rare, and often people have a parent, full sibling or child with the same condition). It’s slightly more common in men or people designated male at birth (DMAB) than in women or people designated female at birth (DFAB). The risk of developing Parkinson’s disease naturally increases with age, and the average age at which it starts is 60 years old. While this condition is best known for how it affects muscle control, balance and movement, it can also cause a wide range of other effects on your senses, thinking ability, mental health and more. Parkinson’s disease is a condition where a part of your brain deteriorates, causing more severe symptoms over time. Non-motor symptoms sometimes appear years ahead of motor symptoms. Parkinson's disease has several common non-motor (non-movement) symptoms and motor symptoms.
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