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James Parkinson’s Essay on the Shaking Palsy SHAKING PALSY. (Paralysis agitans) Involuntary tremulous motion, with lessened muscular power, in parts not in action and even when supported; with a propensity to bend the trunk forward and to pass from a walking to a running pace: the senses and intellects being uninjured.James Parkinson is most famous for publishing 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy' in 1817, which established Parkinson's as a recognised medical condition. He was a pioneer not only in medicine, but also in his scientific and political interests.This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version.Modifications: cropped and cleaned.The original can be viewed here: Parkinson, An Essay on the Shaking Palsy (first page).png.Modifications made by Fvasconcellos.
Project Gutenberg's An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, by James Parkinson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.James Parkinson’s Essay on the Shaking Palsy (1817) has long been considered the foundational text of the disease which now bears the author’s name. This paper shows how the Essay radically re-formulated a diverse array of human dysmobilities as a “species” of disease. Parkinson incorporated medical observation with a clear focus on patient experience and subjectivity in a deeply.
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