 በ1817 ‹‹የሚያንቀጠቅጥ ሕመም›› በሚል ስለሕመሙ በጻፈው በእንግሊዛዊው የቀዶ ሐኪም ዶ/ር ጀምስ ፓርኪንሰን ስም ተሰይሟል።
Parkinson's disease was named after the British doctor James Parkinson, who in 1817 first described the disorder in detail as "shaking palsy.