Practicing with "Parkinson's"
New vocabulary to practice:
disease, onset, disturbance, symptom, worldwide, sleepiness, treatment, institutionalization and
One of the diseases more common among the elderly people is Parkinson's.
A recent study says that sleep disturbances affect about 75 percent of PD patients worldwide, so that these figures which leads many researchers to think that the sleep behavior disorder shows a clear onset <em>(or "indicates a risk of onset")</em> of Parkinson's.
In contrast, during the day, some people suffer excessive sleepiness, which it is considered a huge problem because it could put them at risk of fall or injury.
However, there are other many symptoms which can help us prevent <em>(or "diagnose"?)</em> this illness, such as rigid muscles, slowed movements and tremors.
Moreover, a early actuation <em>(you probably want to use "diagnosis", "prevention", or "treatment")</em> might make a difference, providing patients with more better odds of for improvement.
Diagnosis and effective treatment are essential for improving the quality of life and reducing institutionalization.