11.01.10 / deep brain, parkinson disease treatment, parkinson symptoms / Author: Alex / Comments: (0)
Tags: deep brain stimulation, diagnosis, parkinson, parkinson disease, Parkinson Disease Symptoms, parkinson s disease
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.
15.12.09 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex / Comments: (2)
Tags: body motions, body movements, brain signals, brain substantia nigra, brain surgery, central nervous system, chemical messenger, deep brain stimulation, dopamine levels, medication, muscle stiffness, nerve cells, neurotransmitter, paragraphs, parkinson s disease, part of the brain, posture, rigidity, several different types, tremor
i am doing it on Parkinson’s disease
i have to do a 1-3 page paper on a disease and i need it to be in this form
1-3 paragraphs about the drug
2-3 paragraphs signs and symptoms
1-3 paragraphs about the treatment
what is Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of certain nerve cells in a part of the brain (substantia nigra) that produces dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical messenger, or neurotransmitter, that the brain uses to help direct and control movement. In Parkinson’s disease, these dopamine-producing nerve cells break down, dopamine levels drop, and brain signals directing movement become abnormal.There is no known cure for Parkinson’s disease. Several different types of medication may be used to relieve symptoms. Brain surgery or deep brain stimulation also may be used to control symptoms in some people
Parkinson’s disease is a disease of the central nervous system that causes problems with body motions, including tremor (shakiness), rigidity (muscle stiffness), slowed body movements, unstable posture, and difficulty walking. It happens when nerve cells (neurons) in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra gradually die. These cells normally produce a chemical called dopamine that helps
07.10.09 / parkinson disease treatment / Author: Alex / Comments: (2)
Tags: deep brain stimulation, embryonic stem cells, enhancing drugs, levodopa
Why are embryonic stem cells an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease? What makes them better than say deep brain stimulation or dopamine enhancing drugs such as Levodopa?
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03.07.09 / deep brain / Author: Alex / Comments: (1)
Tags: deep brain stimulation, parkinson, rigidity
Does Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment for Parkinson’s Patients treat other symptons beyond shaking? Does it help with the rigidity?
02.07.09 / deep brain / Author: Alex / Comments: (2)
Tags: adults, conscious state, deep brain stimulation, hayride, hospitals, wheel
My friends 10 yr old son fell off a hayride and the wheel ran his head over. He was in a coma for 3 months and woke up to a minimal conscious state. She has located hospitals that do deep brain stimulation on adults but not children. Any other advice would help at all!
01.07.09 / deep brain / Author: Alex / Comments: (1)
Tags: cns disorders, deep brain stimulation, pacemaker, parkinsons, psychiatric disorders
Deep brain stimulation is helping people with MS, Parkinsons, Psychiatric disorders, and other CNS disorders. Could this pacemaker in the brain help Alzheimers?
suffers from Parkinson's disease, then this is going to be one of the most important things you'll ever read.