11.01.10 / deep brain, parkinson disease treatment, parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (0)
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Parkinson Disease Symptoms
Parkinson disease belongs to the group of degenerating diseases that injure the brain, the hub of the central nervous system. The primary symptoms of Parkinson’s disease stem from the deterioration of the part of the brain that controls motor functioning. The primary cause of Parkinson’s disease is still speculative, though most researches believe it’s a combination of genetics and environment. One theory hypothesizes that neuronal deterioration in the brain is caused by the accumulation of free radicals as a result of exposure to toxins possible from food and pesticides.
It’s hard to track when a person with this disease first experienced signs of the disease. Most patients mentioned that they first noticed that something is wrong when one of their limbs was trembling. However, a closer inquiry indicates the subtle signs appeared before. The early signs many patients recalled having before the tremor were lack of blinking, Failure to swing one arm when walking, painful shoulder, discomfort of the neck, and feeling of inner trembling.
In most cases the first symptoms that were impossible to ignore appeared in one side of the body, for example, tremble in one of the limbs. The disease progresses slowly and gradually for a decade or more and than strikes the other limb at the same side of the body. Because of the deterioration in motor functioning most patients use a wheel chair in later stages of the disease.
Other symptoms caused by the decreasing of dosage of dopamine in the brain are involuntary tremors when resting-usually involuntary tremors of the limbs, muscles stiffness (losing the ability to make fast and spontaneous movements), slow voluntary movement, difficulties maintaining balance and stable gait (Stooped posture, a tendency to lean forward) an increased production of saliva (drooling), difficulty swallowing, softness of the voice and slurred speech (caused by lack of muscles control), ansomia- reduced sense of smell(inability to sense certain odors), loss of facial expression or “masking”, depression, anxieties, insomnia-sleep problems, constipation, increased sweating and inability to control urine.
11.01.10 / parkinson disease treatment, parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (0)
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Parkinson Disease Treatment
Parkinson disease is a chronic age related disease (mainly develops in people over the age of 50). The disease that affects the control of muscles causing uncontrolled shivering, tremors, muscles stiffness, speech disorders and unbalanced movement is resulted in the deterioration of certain nerve system. The deterioration is caused by the decrease of dopamine in the area of the brain that controls motor functioning called substantia nigra, when 80% of dopamine is lost the symptoms of the disease appear. Currently, there is no cure; however, there are ways to control the symptoms and to prevent the disease from escalating at least for considerable period.
As many disease researches believe that the causes for this disease is a combination of both genetic tendencies and environmental stresses causing brain cell death.
The treatment today revolves around controlling the signs and symptoms for a long period as possible whilst minimizing possible side effects. However, even with medication and a close treatment the disease usually progresses after 4-6 years causing motor complications and dyskinesia.( a phenomenon that diminishes the control over voluntary movements) The efficacy of medication changes as the disease changes and progresses .
The treatment available today is medications that help protect the neurons that produce dopamine. They decelerate the cells degeneration rate. One of the medicine is L-dopa is converted into dopamine crossing the blood-brain barrier. The discovery of this medicine was a real breakthrough; however the main shortcoming of this medicine is that overtime the efficacy wears off and may cause involuntary movement. Another drug therapy is usually used along with L-dopa to make it more effective is the Seligiline that functions an inhibitor of the enzyme monoamine oxidase B which breaks down dopamine. Seligiline is usually given in the early stages of the disease and known to cause fewer side effects than other drugs.
10.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (6)
Tags: amazon, christmas, eye cream, mom, money, neutrogena, oil of olay, skin texture, wrinkles
My mom is 53 and has oily/combo skin with wrinkles. For Christmas she wants me to buy her some stuff to make her look younger!
I want to buy her a cleanser, a peel or microdermabrasion, a night cream and an eye cream.
I have narrowed the brands down to Roc, Neutrogena, and Oil of Olay. They all get good reviews on Amazon.
Of these 3, which have you found to really improve skin texture and shrink wrinkles?
What is the best for my money?
09.01.10 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex / Comments: (8)
interested on any treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
08.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (3)
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I have been looking at lots of reviews and decided I want to use oil of ulay but there’s so many products I don’t know were to start,,, any suggestion, thanxs..
Were is the cheapest to get olay products?
07.01.10 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex / Comments: (2)
Tags: brain scan, brunt, corse, diagnosis, human brain cells, lab researchers, scan images, spinal meningitis, virus
I am doing some research and am wondering what is the youngest known cases of Parkinson’s disease in humans. After viewing some brain scan images it would seem that it could be possible that Parkinson’s could be started much like for example spinal Meningitis is started, except I don’t think it’s a form of Spinal Meningitis..That would be up to Lab researchers to verify of corse. If so the a earlyer diagnosis and treatment can be started..
In that’ this virus is started in spinal fluid area and spread to the brain cells.The human brain cells are different from spinal area cells thus the Brunt of Damage.
06.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (3)
Tags: brain, chill, dopamine, dopaminergic neurons, motor cortex, parkinson s disease, wikipedia
"The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the brain." -Wikipedia
my grandfather has parkinson’s disease, but is really chill. would him smoking weed help his disease at all? because parkinsons is a disease that is caused by "insufficient formation and action" would smoking pot help him?
03.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (2)
Know any good and cheap ones?
03.01.10 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex / Comments: (1)
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How is research going into stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease – is it looking like it will be a successful treatment?
Is it currently available as a treatment anywhere in the world?
02.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (3)
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What are the pros and cons?
Will I hurt my skin?
01.01.10 / parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (4)
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i have a few fine lines under my eyes and i dont what them to get any worse does anyone know the best anti wrinkle cream thats on the market at the moment.
suffers from Parkinson's disease, then this is going to be one of the most important things you'll ever read.