FAQs About Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease & Parkinson's Diseases Treatment
What are Parkinson's diseases?
Parkinson's diseases are a class of neurological disorders that affect the central nervous system by hindering muscle movement control and producing psychological problems. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include shaking, tremors, and poor coordination. Parkinson's diseases most often affect people over the age of 50. Manganism, caused by excessive manganese exposure, is considered part of the class of Parkinson's diseases due to the similarity of symptoms. Learn more about manganese exposure.
What causes Parkinson's diseases?
Parkinson's diseases are caused by deterioration of the cells in the brain that control movement. This deterioration slows down dopamine production and inhibits the ability of the nerves to send messages to the muscles. As a result, the muscles lose the ability to function properly. Unlike manganism, it is not known what the catalyst is that causes the brain to deteriorate in Parkinson's disease. Researchers are currently performing experiments using stem cells to map the cause of Parkinson's disease and to learn more about Parkinson's treatment.
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What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease?
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include: muscle rigidity, difficulty walking, muscle pain, tremors, mask-like facial expression, staring, speech difficulties, failure of fine motor skills, gastrointestinal difficulties, loss of sexual function, depression, confusion, and memory loss.
Can Parkinson's disease be prevented?
Because the cause of Parkinson's disease is not known, the ailment cannot be prevented at this time. Researchers are practicing drug therapy and stem cell research to explore possible prevention methods.
What Parkinson's treatments are available?
Although it cannot be cured, there is Parkinson's treatment that has been successful controlling symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The most common treatment for Parkinson's disease is medication. There are actually a wide variety of medications used to treat specific symptoms of Parkinson's disease such as muscle spasm and mental clarity. Other Parkinson's treatment includes surgery to destroy the tissues responsible for tremors and transplantation of adrenal gland tissue to the brain. In addition, it is important to maintain a healthy and stress-free lifestyle. Some patients may find relief of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease from speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
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