When 64-year-old MBK Nair first noticed a subtle tremor in his right hand in 2020, he brushed it off as fatigue or muscle ...

Parkinson’s disease can start with very subtle changes, but catching the early signs might make a difference in treatment.

Retropulsive gait: Walking that is propelled backwards. Rigidity: Muscular stiffness that is common in people with Parkinson's disease. It is characterized by a resistance to movement in the limbs.

Neurologist Dr. Tom Pitts told NBC News Now that President Biden shows visual symptoms of Parkinson's disease, "one of the easier movement disorders to diagnose." ...

Let’s explore the most common conditions mistaken for Parkinson’s disease and how they differ. 1. Essential tremor. Essential tremor represents the most common movement disorder and frequently ...

A layman’s glance at Joe Biden — with his vacant stare, shuffling gait and frozen face — would tell anyone capable of basic observation that something serious is wrong. President Biden ...

Data from the Parkinson’s Foundation indicates that 4% of people with Parkinson’s disease are diagnosed before age 50. At this time, there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease. However, some treatments ...

Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically starts with tremors, and is characterized by slow movement, a shuffling gait, stiff limbs ...

Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically starts with tremors, and is characterized by slow movement, a shuffling gait, stiff limbs ...

The doctor also noted the president’s “shuffling gait … so little steps. Loss of arm swing from the rigidity … and end-block turning, meaning he kind of pivots around his foot.” Explore More ...

Parkinson's is not always straightforward to spot. Here, experts (who are not involved in Biden's care) explain what people should know about how the disease typically presents and how it's diagnosed.