TIL the movements typically associated with Parkinson's Disease are actually a side effect of the medication Levodopa prescribed to increase dopamine and not PD itself; these movements are called dyskinesia, whereas PD causes stiffness, slowness and tremor

https://www.apdaparkinson.org/what-is-parkinsons/treatment-medication/medication/dyskinesia

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/169ary0/til_the_movements_typically_associated_with/

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