According to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease.
The movement disorder is more prevalent in older populations, research suggests that Parkinson’s disease increases from about 1% at age 60 to 4% by age 80.
In December of 2021, former Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson died at 76 after battling Parkinson’s.
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