Parkinsonism: Symptoms

A person with Parkinsonism usually starts developing symptoms at anywhere from 50 to 80 years.

• difficulty showing facial expressions
• muscle stiffness
• slowed, affected movements
• speech changes
• tremor, especially of one hand

* A person with Parkinsonism may have some, but not all of the above. Since they also have an additional disorder that affects the brain’s functioning.

* For example, people with Parkinsonism often do not have the hand tremors that affect many people with Parkinson’s disease.