Kuala Lampur, Aug. 3 -- For most people, public awareness of Parkinson's, a term preferred by the community without the word "disease", rarely extends beyond visible symptoms like tremors and stiff muscles, or a handful of famous people associated with it, most notably Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali.

Few people realise that there are at least 10 subtypes of Parkinson's and more than 40 symptoms, with each person living with Parkinson's (PwP) experiencing the condition differently.

So why does Parkinson's, the world's and Malaysia's second most common neurodegenerative disease, continue to receive relatively little public attention and support?

An estimated 20,000 Malaysians are currently living with Parkinson's, and this number is exp...