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An essay that named a disease and altered the language of medicine. A foundational study of trembling. James Parkinson's An Essay on the Shaking Palsy is at once a clinical portrait and a lucid piece of nineteenth century medicine - a classic medical essay and a historical medical... Read Full Overview

James Parkinson (1755-1824), hombre polifac tico, curioso e inquieto, ha pasado a la historia por haber identificado un s ndrome que hasta l carec a de entidad propia y se perd a en un conjunto disperso de s ntomas de par lisis y temblor. Su famosa obra, An Essay on the Shaking... Read Full Overview

""An Essay On The Shaking Palsy"" is a medical treatise written by James Parkinson in 1817. The book is considered a seminal work in the field of neurology, as it was one of the first descriptions of a neurological disorder that we now know as Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's... Read Full Overview

James Parkinson (1755-1824), hombre polifac tico, curioso e inquieto, ha pasado a la historia por haber identificado un s ndrome que hasta l carec a de entidad propia y se perd a en un conjunto disperso de s ntomas de par lisis y temblor. Su famosa obra, An Essay on the Shaking... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""An Essay On The Shaking Palsy"" is a medical treatise written by James Parkinson and published in 1817. In this book, Parkinson describes a condition that he observed in several of his patients, which he called ""paralysis agitans"" but is now known as Parkinson's disease... Read Full Overview

"An Essay on the Shaking Palsy" from James Parkinson. English apothecary surgeon, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist (1755-1824).

Book Excerpt: rembling of the arms about five years before. His application was on account of a considerable degree of inflammation over the lower ribs on the left side, which terminated in the formation of matter beneath the fascia. About a pint was removed on making the necessary... Read Full Overview

An Essay On The Shaking Palsy is a medical treatise written by James Parkinson in 1817. The book is considered to be one of the most important works in the history of medicine, as it was the first to describe a neurological disorder that would later become known as Parkinson's... Read Full Overview

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An Essay On The Shaking Palsy is a medical book written by James Parkinson in 1817. The book is considered a landmark in the history of medicine as it was the first detailed description of a neurological disorder that would later be named Parkinson's disease. In the book, Parkinson... Read Full Overview

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James Parkinson (1755-1824) was an English physician, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist. In 1784 he became a surgeon and succeeded his father in his practice at 1, Hoxton Square, London. In addition to his flourishing medical practice, Parkinson had an avid interest... Read Full Overview

"An Essay on the Shaking Palsy" by James Parkinson stands as a landmark contribution to the field of neurology and the understanding of movement disorders. This seminal work, now meticulously prepared for print republication, provides a foundational exploration of what would... Read Full Overview