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Parkinson's and Treatments

shared by Nicholas Scholz on 11 Aug 13 - Cached
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells
  • symptoms of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands
  • bradykinesia, or slowness of movemen
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  • As these symptoms become more pronounced, patients may have difficulty walking, talking, or completing other simple tasks
  • difficulty in swallowing
  • At present, there is no cure for PD
  • and progressive
  • A therapy called deep brain stimulation (DBS) has now been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Usually, patients are given levodopa
  • movements called dyskinesias that are a common side effect of levodopa
  • PD is both chronic
  • In some cases, surgery may be appropriate if the disease doesn't respond to drugs
  • No one can predict which symptoms will affect an individual patient, and the intensity of the symptoms also varies from person to person.
  • PD research in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Scientists looking for the cause of PD
  • develop new protective drugs that can delay, prevent, or reverse the disease.
  • Nicholas Scholz on 11 Aug 13
     
    This article pertains to the neurological disorder, Parkinson's Disease (PD). PD is known to reduce motor system function due to the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Most symptoms related to PD include tremors, trembling, and slowness of movement (bradykinesia). As the disease progresses these tremors begin to effect daily activities like chewing and speaking. Unfortunately there is no cure for Parkinson's Disease. The most common treatment for PD is the use of medications such as levodopa. Due to complications with current medications other treatments like deep brain stimulation and surgery are commonly used. Parkinson's Disease is both chronic and progressive. Tremors and other symptoms will occur for long periods of time and possibly grow worse. Patients with PD experience varying symptoms and intensities. Current research being done in response to Parkinson's is being conducted at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and elsewhere. Current topics of research include discovering the cause of PD, and the development of protective drugs needed to delay, prevent, and even reverse the disease.
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