| Parkinson's Disease is a disease mostly affecting | | | | Environmental toxins. |
| middle-aged and elderly people characterized by | | | | Proximity to industrial plants or quarries. |
| tremors and rigid, slow movement. It is also known | | | | Exposure to an environmental toxin. . |
| as PD or Parkinson disease. Early symptoms of PD | | | | Having one or more close relatives with Parkinson's. |
| are subtle and occur gradually. Parkinson's disease | | | | Symptoms of Parkinson's disease |
| belongs to a group of conditions called movement | | | | Some sign and symptoms related to Parkinson's |
| disorders. The disease is both chronic, meaning it | | | | disease are as follows: |
| persists over a long period of time, and progressive, | | | | Loss of automatic movements. |
| meaning its symptoms grow worse over time. | | | | Fatigue. |
| Parkinson's disease was named after Scottish | | | | Difficulty swallowing. |
| physician James Parkinson, who published a | | | | Nightmares. |
| description of the condition. Cardinal features include | | | | Depression. |
| resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural | | | | Micrographia (small, cramped handwriting). |
| instability. In some people the disease progresses | | | | Difficulty walking or buttoning clothes. |
| more quickly than in others. It is characterized by | | | | Tremor. |
| muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical | | | | Slowed motion (bradykinesia). |
| movement ( bradykinesia ), and in extreme cases, a | | | | Treatment of Parkinson's disease |
| loss of physical movement ( akinesia ). PD usually | | | | Here is list of the methods for treating Parkinson's |
| affects people over the age of 50. The risk of PD | | | | disease: |
| increases with age, so analysts expect the financial | | | | Parlodel is a useful drug for Parkinson's disease. |
| and public health impact of this disease to increase as | | | | Tolcapone |
| the population gets older. In Parkinson's, cells are | | | | Pramipexole. |
| destroyed in part of the brain stem - the substantia | | | | Trihexyphenidyl. |
| nigra, which sends out fibers to the corpus stratia, | | | | Selegiline (Eldepryl): This drug, used with or without |
| gray and white bands of tissue in both sides of the | | | | carbidopa-levodopa therapy, helps prevent the |
| brain. Parkinson's disease is called idiopathic Parkinson's | | | | breakdown of both naturally occurring dopamine and |
| because the cause is unknown. In the other forms of | | | | dopamine formed from levodopa. |
| parkinsonism, a cause is known or suspected. | | | | Other treatment approaches, including general |
| Causes of Parkinson's disease | | | | lifestyle modifications (rest and exercise), physical |
| The common causes and risk factor's of Parkinson's | | | | therapy, speech therapy, will be covered in |
| disease include the following: | | | | Maintaining Optimal Wellness. |
| The exact cause of Parkinson's disease is not known. | | | | Various forms of surgical treatment are available to |
| Pesticides or other chemicals. | | | | control movement disorders when medications are |
| A combination of genetic and environmental factors. | | | | ineffective. |