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Misconception: Parkinson’s ONLY affects movement, or motor symptoms like tremor, stiffness and slowness.
Reality: Many symptoms of PD are unrelated to movement. Non-motor symptoms are quite common and include impaired sleep, constipation, bladder symptoms, fatigue, pain, tingling, lightheadedness, cognitive difficulty, anxiety and depression.
Fact: Many motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s are highly treatable.
Reality: Many symptoms of PD are unrelated to movement. Non-motor symptoms are quite common and include impaired sleep, constipation, bladder symptoms, fatigue, pain, tingling, lightheadedness, cognitive difficulty, anxiety and depression.
Fact: Many motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s are highly treatable.
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