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Parkinson's disease is a chronic (persistent) neurological condition that affects around 120,000 people in the UK. The condition was named after Dr James Parkinson, who first identified it in 1817. Parkinson's disease affects the way the brain coordinates body movements, including walking, talking and writing.
Parkinson's disease affects both sexes, although, statistically, men are slightly more likely to develop the condition than women. The risk of getting the condition increases with age, with symptoms usually appearing in those who are over 50 years of age. However, younger people can also be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
When the symptoms of Parkinson's disease occur in a person between 21 and 40 years of age, it's known as young-onset Parkinson's disease. If a person is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease before the age of 18 it's known as juvenile Parkinson's disease, but this is extremely rare. Of the 10,000 people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year in the UK, one in 20 is under 40 years old.
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