An Essay of the Shaking Palsy

Author(s): James Parkinson

Genre(s): Medical

Narrators: KevinS

Number of Chapters: 6

Length: 01 hour and 15 minutes

Language: English

This publication is said to be the first to present a systematic view of what was later named Parkinson's disease. Six case studies are described and some speculation is offered as to the causes of 'paralysis agitans,' the author's name for the observed disease or condition. Parkinson offered the essay as encouragement to those performing nosological work and physical pathology to address the malady. - Summary by KevinS