Parkinson's Disease

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Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder. It is a kind of progressive disorder of the nervous system

and hence no symptoms in most of cases become obvious for many years.

People live with it for years without knowing the fact they are affected by it.

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Tremor of Hands Slow Movements Affected Voice Affected Sense of Smell Muscle stiffness Impaired balance Inexpressive Face

Causes

Dopamine is a state when the brain of a male or a female gradually lose its ability to produce neurotransmitter due to which he/she gradually loses control over body and emotions.

The reason behind the death of these brain cells is yet to be discovered.

As the dopamine level gets down, people face problems in doing the work or controlling their movements.

Tests To diagnose this problem is yet a difficult task

particularly at early stage, as no specific set of tests can confirm the diagnosis.

The symptoms appearing in this disease may be because of several other illnesses.

For making a correct diagnosis of the illness, medical history and clinical examinations are considered helpful.

Treatment Medication Modification for general way of life Surgery Physical therapy Speech therapy Occupational therapy

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