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Parkinson's Disease

Published on Nov 22, 2015

By: Olivia Owens

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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WHAT IS PARKINSON'S?

  • A disease developed because of a problem in the medulla in the brain
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DISCOVERED

  • The earliest signs of Parkinson's dates back to as early as 5000 B.C
  • No one actually knows the actual date it was discovered
  • A doctor named James Parkinson was the man who named and discovered a treatment for this disease
3.

SIGNS/SYMPTOMS

  • Tremors - involuntary, repetitive, rhythmic shaking or twitching movement
  • Rigidity
  • Bradykinesia - slow movement
  • Postural Instability
4.

TREATMENT

  • Levodopa and Sinement
  • Mirapex
  • Requip
  • COMT
  • Sometimes brain surgery to destroy areas of the brain to relieve some symptoms

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