PARKINSONS

SYMPTOMS

• Trimmers
• Change in speech
• Rigged muscle
• Impaired balance and posture
• Loss of automatic movement

DIAGNOSTICS

• Go to doctor!!
• They will observe arms for tremors
• Also observes walking and ability to sit in a chair
• The doctor will pull you backwards to check balance

WHAT IS IT?

• Disorder of the nervous system
• Effects movement
• Sometimes it starts with a small trimmer
• Early stages may show little or no expression on your face
• It worsen over time as condition progresses

HOW COMMON IS IT?

• It effects 1 in 50 individuals
• Older than 65

HOW YOU GET IT

• It happens when their is a problem with certain nerve cells in the brain
• The nerves being damaged produces dopamine
• The age,gender,ethnic background doesn't typically influence the disorder

TREATMENT

• Medications can help manage
• Increase the dopamine
• You can have surgical procedures
• Like deep brain stimulation
• DBS a surgical implant of electrodes

EFFECT LIFE

• The family or main care giver have to take the person with the disease
• Go to doctor and supply care

WORK CITED

• Mayoclinc.org
• Webmd.com