Malayalees were shocked to hear the news of actress Kanaka Latha's death today. They had been bedridden for a long time due to Parkinson's disease. They were in a state of losing everything including their memory. There was already news about their illness in the media. But they did not know that their condition was so serious. That is why the news of their death has come as a shock to everyone. At the same time, do you know what their disease is? Read about it in detail.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain. It causes damage to nerve cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that controls movement, speech and posture. The symptoms of this disease are slow and become more severe with time.

Symptoms of this disease are – tremors: especially at rest, slow movement or stiffness of muscles, difficulty in walking and balance, changes in handwriting, speech and eating, changes affecting memory, thinking and imagination.

There is no immunity to this disease. But many treatments are available today, including drugs and surgery, to treat these symptoms. Although surgery can help control symptoms, it can also improve more severe symptoms in some cases.