Timeline
Lifetime:
1755 -
1824
Passed: ≈
200 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
James Parkinson
Books by James Parkinson
Essay of the Shaking Palsy
History
Non-Fiction
Reference work
Science
Health & Wellness
Medical history
Disease
Case Studies
Paralysis agitans
Tremor
Rigidity
Bradykinesia
Neurological disorder
Movement disorder
Nosology
Physical pathology
Condition
Published in 1817, 'Essay of the Shaking Palsy' by James Parkinson is a seminal work in the field of neurology. It is considered the first comprehensive description of what is now known as Parkinson's disease. Parkinson meticulously details six cas...