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Incoming links: An Essay on the Shaking Palsy by James Parkinson
James Parkinson Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
A physician who described a recurring combination of involuntary shaking, altered posture and gait in his 1817 essay. Comparing observations across people helped define a recognizable clinical syndrome before its later neurobiological explanation.[ref]
Signature of James Parkinson on a letter dated 21 February 1809
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