Brain & Nervous System Diseases and Conditions

Parkinson’s Disease Warning Signs

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Changes in handwriting

If you notice a difference in the way you write specifically, your letter sizes become smaller, and words are crowded together, you may be in the early changes of Parkinson’s disease. Micrographia is the term used for small handwriting. People with Parkinson’s have trouble controlling movement because of changes taking place in the brain. The changes are known to interfere with a person’s fine motor skills making tasks like writing exceedingly difficult. This symptom is usually gradual. It tends to start with one letter then gradually affects regular handwriting.