Parkinson's disease is one of the most mysterious of diseases related to the nervous system. Experts in modern medicine still can not find answers to the question, for what reasons a person develops Parkinsonism and if somehow it is possible to prevent or to develop a system for the prevention of disease.
Generally the disease affects people at a mature age, and in most cases - are men, although the percentage of incidence in women is also quite large. However, the disease is "younger" and more and more are diagnosed every year in people under the age of 45 years. And if the cause of Parkinson's disease - this is still a solid mystery, the symptoms of its course thoroughly investigated. Currently actively studied those drugs that can not only extend the person suffering from the disease, a life, but also to improve its quality.
What is Parkinson's disease
The disease is associated with disorders of the nervous system,lies in the gradual destruction of the neurons of the brain and subsequent degeneration.
In the early stages to identify the symptoms of the disease is extremely difficult. The illness manifests itself when hit for about 80% of the neurons in the brain. Due arisen "unbalancing" begin to distort the signals supplied by the brain, and incorporated the very nature of the usual commands and actions are executed a man in a chaotic and uncontrolled condition.
Also clearly manifested movement disorders that are specific to the disease, frequent manifestations and other disorders. It may change the nature of appetite; appear excessive, sometimes uncontrollable, salivation and potlivspine; more frequent constipation and urinary problems begin.
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- The very first sign, manifested in this disease is the tremor of the extremities. Moreover, the first tremor appears only in one hand. Over time, the tremors spreading to the second limb, and subsequently observed and shake of the head. In the latter stages of the disease can be added tremor eyelids, jaw and tongue.
- Parkinson's disease can be recognized by a delayed and constrained actions, not peculiar to man before
- When Parkinson's disease a person can stand still for a long time even in a difficult position for him
- A characteristic feature of Parkinson's disease is a shuffling gait. One gets the impression that the person very slowly and gently moves through the slippery ice.
- Facial mimicry becomes scarce, creating the effect of "mask"
- It loses its emotional coloration, becoming more monotonous and quiet
- In the later stages of the disease begins to develop instability at which a person first, difficult to start moving, and then it is difficult to stop
- Often the balance is lost, since lost control of his body
- Intelligence and sharpness of mind with this disease are affected very rarely, but it slows down all thought processes, memory is weakened, it becomes problematic to formulate his thoughts
- Apathy appears to itself and the world, there may be depression
At the moment, we know the four stages of Parkinson's disease:
I.Manifestations of motor disorders of one limb
II.Manifestations of motor disorders of the two limbs
III. It appears small postural instability, in which the patient can still move independently
IV.Noticeable movement disorders in which the patient is difficult to make certain movements and perform complex tasks, but it does not need outside help when walking and standing
V.The patient is not able to walk or stand without help.
Experts suggest that to run such dangerous diseases such as Parkinson's could be:
• any brain abnormality;
• infection of the nervous system (encephalitis);
• a variety of traumatic brain injury;
• nervous shocks and stresses of a different nature;
• The presence of cerebral arteriosclerosis;
• bad environmental place of residence;
• Work in the chemical industry.
Just physicians are inclined to believe that Parkinson's disease is transmitted genetically, so if your family had such a patient, the chances of contracting this disease is increasing at times from his relatives.
All these signs are not fundamental in Parkinson's disease - they only may predispose to the beginning, but before the end of the causes of this disease by scientists still are not revealed until the end.
Parkinson's disease affects mostly people over 60 years. But, unfortunately, 20% of patients - are the people to forty years. The disease - not a sentence for a man, and with timely treatment to a specialist, who will be able not only true diagnose the disease, but also the right to appoint a therapy in which the patient can live a long full a life. Be healthy!
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