Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease .

Parkinson's disease
occurs when dopamine neurons are lost which are responsible in the production of
dopamine, a chemical that allows us to make normal movements . When dopamine neurons
are lost the amount of dopamine in the substantia niagra are reduced as well . At these
neurons start to decrease, little clumps of protein formed in a lot of these neurons called
Lewy Bodies which are found toxic in the neurons and play a key role in developing
Parkinson. The reduction of dopamine results to the emergence of the main movement signs
of PD such as shakiness or tremor, stiffness, slowed-down movements, and problems with
balance. These main movement signs together, form a symptom complex called
Parkinsonism or Parkinsonian Syndrome. Since Parkinson's Disease occurs in the control
center, which is the brain, the person with this disease may also experience psychiatric
problems like depression, memory loss, troubled concentration.