PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease

Introduction

Parkinson's disease is well thought-out to be one of the most complex and mysterious disorders in neurology. A British physician James Parkinson described this disease in 1817, in a paper named as “the shaking palsy.” This paper consists of the major symptoms of the diseases. Scientists convinced the causes and treatments of the diseases for the next centuries.

It was identified in the research held in early 1960's that an elementary brain defect is characteristic of Parkinson's disease, this occurs when the brain cell are lost which are responsible for produce dopamine, which is a liquid chemical that helps the activities of the muscles. This treatment, pointed out as the first successful treatment for Parkinson's disease, adding more approaches of developing new therapies.Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease fit in to the set of circumstances when it is said to have a motor system disorder. Symptoms are primarily of four types in Parkinson's disease, followed by tremors like trembling in hands, arms, or in other parts of the body, limbs become stiff, difficulty in motion and movement from one place to another, or impaired balance and coordination. The most common form of Parkinson's disease is Parkinsonism; these are the disorders having more or less same features. It is also known as primary Parkinsonism or idiopathic Parkinson's disease. In this disease, for one of the forms it is possible that either clause has not been found yet (Talati, Reinhart, 2009).

Patients might face difficulty in moving or doing small activities, due to the result of prominent symptoms. The disease has said to be chronic as well as progressive, that is it might continue for a longer period of time or might the symptoms become more pronounced over the period of time. This disease is not usually get in genetics or transfers from one person to another.

Symptoms and diagnosis of the diseaseEarly Symptoms

Parkinson's diseases are very delicate and occur gradually. Patients suffering with Parkinson's disease may get to be noticed as being tired more quickly than others or complaints to observe depression. Many people might suffer and observe shivering in the body and might face difficulty in moving into the standing position. They become quite soft spoken and sometimes the style of handwriting shifts to be overcrowded and spidery. People suffering from Parkinson's disease usually forget while speaking, and may feel annoyed and irritated.

This is the initial stage of the disease that is more likely to last for a longer period, and more symptoms appear step-by step. People living near to the person suffering from this disease might notice the drastic changes like lacking in facial expressions or noticing the person not changing the position and continue to stay in a particular position for a longer span of time. With the increase, in the spreading of the disease body shivering or tremors might occur on a regular basis. They become worse when the patient is relaxed. Even, that the patient might not be able to hold the things accurately (Stacy, ...