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More people getting diagnosed with Parkinson’s before age 50

July 13, 2006 By Deborah

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What we once thought of as a disease of the elderly, is now being diagnosed in people in their 20’s and 30’s. Researchers don’t know why, but the treatment may be very different.

Colin Campbell of Mechanicsville, Va., is shown in downtown Reston, Va, Friday, July 7, 2006, in Reston, Va.  Parkinson's isn't just an old person's disease: A growing number of Americans are struck before age 50 _ and there's growing evidence that young Parkinson's is biologically somewhat different than when the illness hits seniors. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – Colin Campbell walked out of the support group for Parkinson’s disease in shock: His fellow patients were all 20 or 30 years older, with symptoms very different from his own — leading him to doubt, even disobey, his doctor’s treatment advice.

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Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

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