In rare instances, Parkinson's-like symptoms can appear in children and teenagers. This form of the disorder is called juvenile Parkinsonism and is often associated with specific genetic mutations ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder ... symptoms before age 40 (“young-onset PD”) and some may have onset even in childhood (“juvenile PD”). PD is 1.5 to 2 times as common ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Pathways Neuro Pharma shifts focus to rare pediatric diseases, advancing a groundbreaking non-agonist gene therapy for Juvenile Parkinson's Disease. Children diagnosed with ...

Patients with atypical parkinsonism have symptoms like PD, including resting tremors, slowed movement, stiffness, gait difficulty and postural instability, but have additional symptoms and signs that ...