Parkinson's disease

Alternative names:

paralysis agitans; shaking palsy

Prevention:

Deprenyl (selegiline), begun early in the disorder, can slow progression of the disease. There is evidence that "antioxidants" such as vitamin E and selenium may be of some benefit.

Currently, research is being done on a test that may detect Parkinson's disease in its early stages, before it affects speech and movement.