Parkinson which is most often known as agerelated disorder wherein the cells in the brain start degenerating is being noticed in younger people as well.

On the World Parkinson Day on Monday, the city based neurologists working in this field reported that those between the age group of 40 to 45 years are also affected with this disease and there is a need to create awareness about it among the people.

"NIMHANS receives 200250 patients every year seeking treatment for Parkinson's disease. Among these cases, 25 per cent of them are between the age group of 40 to 45 with the onset of the disease and those who have the family history of the disease," Dr Pramod Kumar Paul, additional professor of Neurology, NIMHANS, said.

He added that the lack of awareness about the disease is one of the biggest problems because of which it is ignored most of the time.

Dr Paul said shaking of hands, progressive difficulty in writing as the alphabets becoming smaller, difficulty in walking, reduction in facial expressions, slow movement, sleep disturbance are some of the symptoms of this disease.

Besides, he also emphasised on the need to carry out study to know the statistics of the Parkinson's disease prevalence among the people in the country. Emphasising on the need of Parkinson groups, Dr Ravi Kumar Verma, head of Neurology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, said that there should be formation of more and more Parkinson groups working to help the affected people.

These groups should comprise all the people affected by the disease.

Such groups can discuss the new procedures, new developments in the filed, he felt.

"The disease only affects the physically mobility but the brain remains sharp and bright. Such groups help the patients to discuss the ways to deal with it and measure to stop further progressions," he added.