The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) and the World Health Organization established World Parkinson’s Day on April 11th, 1997. April 11th is the birthday of Dr. James Parkinson. He is the first physician to recognize Parkinson’s as a medical condition. He published an essay in 1817 called, “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy.” During the 9th World Parkinson’s Disease Day Conference in 2005, the red tulip was adopted as the official symbol for the disease.
