Parkinson’s disease is named after James Parkinson.
In 1817, he wrote An Essay on the Shaking Palsy
Born, raised and dying in Shoreditch in East London, Parkinson was the first medical professional to write about the condition.
60 years later, the condition would become known as Parkinson’s disease by Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist.
Source: | This article first appeared on Express.co.uk