Former NFL player Brett Favre announced this week that he's been recently diagnosed with the condition. Here's what you should know, according to experts.

Brett Favre announced his diagnosis on Tuesday. Here’s what we know about the disease and its relationship to head injuries.

More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed. There are nearly 90,000 new Parkinson’s cases each year in the U.S., according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Several prominent figures from all walks of life — including actors, singers and athletes — have been diagnosed with the disease over the years. Here are a few of those individuals and their stories.

Former Green Bay Packers great and pro football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

A CHI Health neurologist who treats and studies Parkinson's has a personal connection to the disease: Her father-in-law, who played in the NFL, was later diagnosed with the condition.

The legendary NFL quarterback, 54, told a congressional committee he has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative condition while testifying about his alleged misuse of public funds.