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December 1, 2003 Ido Ben-Ze'ev Parkinson Disease - Current versus futuristic Treatment Parkinson's disease (PD) is a cureless disease and one of the most severe diseases among the group of motor system disorders which its cause is idiopathic. The disease was first examined and described by the British Doctor called James Parkinson in the early ninetieth centaury. It is a progressive disorder of the Central Nervous System which caused by the degeneration of dopamine producing brain cells. Dopamine is a chemical messenger that controls movement, emotional response, and the ability to experience pleasure and pain. The neurons containing the dopamine are assembled in the midbrain in an area called the substantia nigra. PD occurs when certain nerve cells that normally produce the neurotransmitter dopamine die or become damaged and as a result, no dopamine is existed in the patient's brain and the muscles' control is disrupted. The four primary symptoms of Parkinson...

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