Bala V. ManyamMuralikrishnan DhanasekaranJohn M. Cassady Parkinson’s disease (also known as paralysis agitans or shaking palsy) is a nervous system degenerative illness caused by a lack of or interference with the neurotransmitter dopamine in the basal ganglia. Hypokinetic movement problems, such as resting tremors, muscle stiffness, poverty of movement, trouble with balance and walking, sadness,...