Patient & Caregiver Resources - Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease. Movement is normally controlled by dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between the nerves in the brain. When cells that normally produce dopamine die, the symptoms of Parkinson’s appear.*

• Information Sheets / Guides
• Advocacy Organizations
• Support Groups

Information Sheets / Guides

• Information for Care Partners - Click here
  Source: Parkinson Society Canada
• Information Sheet on the Progression of Parkinson's Disease - Click here
  Source: Parkinson Society Canada
• What is Parkinson's? - Click here
  Source: Parkinson Society Canada

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Advocacy Organizations

• Parkinson Society Canada - Advocacy Centre - Click here

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Support Groups

• Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario - Support & Education - Click here
• Canadian Brain and Nerve Health Coalition (CBANHC) - Click here

*Source: Parkinson Society Canada

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