Parkinson's Disease is a brain disease causing tremors named after which doctor?

• A. Dr. James Parkinson
• B. Dr. Alois Alzheimer
• C. Dr. John Down
• D. Dr. Tourette

Answer: (A)

Parkinson's disease is named after James Parkinson, an English surgeon who first described the condition in 1817, detailing the characteristic tremors, stiffness, and slowed movement. His detailed description led later physicians to honor his work by naming the disease after him. The other names relate to different conditions: Alois Alzheimer with Alzheimer's disease; John Langdon Down with Down syndrome; Gilles de la Tourette with Tourette syndrome. So the doctor most closely associated with Parkinson's disease is James Parkinson.