What disease does michael fox have?

Many patients experience some symptoms and not others, and the pace at which the disease worsens varies on an individual basis. Keep in mind that only a doctor can make a Parkinson's diagnosis and that any one symptom of Parkinson's could be caused by other conditions. read more

Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's Disease is reportedly getting worse. The 54-year-old learned he had the illness back in 1991, before publicly announcing it after undergoing brain surgery to control his shaking in 1999. read more

The 37-year-old Canadian actor Michael J. Fox has Parkinson disease, a progressive degenerative disease of the part of the brain called the substantia nigra that controls movement. Although Parkinson disease occurs mostly in older people, it sometimes does strike people in their forties or, as with Mr. Fox, even younger people. read more