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I wanted to know how parkinson progresses after initial stages and how bad and how fast it can get?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Depends: For most people Parkinson's disease is slowly progressive. If symptoms are minimal change after 10 years the life expectancy is the same as the general population. However there is a small population of people that have progressive disease and there outlook is not as good.

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Answered 10/31/2014

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