Professional Faqs: How Long Can A Person Live With Parkinson's Disease?

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Expert opinion from Priya Darshini Dweepala

MBBS, DNB Respiratory Medicine · 6 years of experience · India

Parkinson‘s disease presents with tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. It is a chronic progressive disease caused due to degenerative loss of the dopaminergic neurons present in the brain. The clinical subtypes include akinetic-rigid, tremor-dominant, postural instability, and gait difficulty. It usually develops at around 60 years of age, so most people with this disease live between 10 to 20 years after being diagnosed.

Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira

Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil

Parkinson’s disease mainly causes motor symptoms such as tremor, slowness, stiffness, walking, balance and gait problems. Individuals with this condition may have a slightly shorter life expectancy compared to healthy individuals of the same age group. According to researches, patients usually begin developing Parkinson’s symptoms around age 60 and many live up to 20 years after being diagnosed.

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Expert opinion from Rajesh Mishra

MBBS · Less than a year of experience · India

According to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Patients usually begin developing Parkinson’s symptoms around age 60. Many people with PD live between 10 and 20 years after being diagnosed. 2.

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