PARKINSON'S DISEASE

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Common Name: Parkinson's Diseas
Scientific Name: Paralysis agitans

WHAT CAUSES PARKINSON'S?

• Falling levels of dopamine cause messages from the brain to be interupted
• This causes body movements to be disrupted

INFECTIOUS??

• Non-Infectious👍

MAIN SYMPTOMS:

• tremors and shaking
• Slowness of movement called bradykinesia
• Stiffness of arms, legs, and body
• Trouble with balance and falling

SECONDARY SYMPTOMS:

• smaller, cramped handwriting called micrograpia
• Reduced arm swing on affected side
• Slight foot drag on affected side resulting in a shuffled walk
• Trying to walk but being frozen in place(called freezing)
• loss of facial expression because of rigid facial muscles

SECONDARY SYMPTOMS(CONT.)

• Low voice volume and muffled speech called hypophonia
• Tendency to fall backwards
• Decreased ability in automatic reflexses such as blinking and swallowing

TREATMENT:

• No cure😭
• Pill that helps create more dopamine
• Therapy to treat annoying symptoms
• Lifestyle modifications(rest and excersize)
• Speech therapy

TREATMENT(CONT.)

• Medications
• Surgical treatments
• Note: surgical teatments are only used when medication options have been exhausted

IMMUNIZATION?

• Nope 😭

RECOVERY??

• No chance of recovering
• The process can be slowed substantially
• Medications are used in this process^^^
• Yes, it is life threatening.

HOW COMMON IS PARKINSON'S?

• It is estimated that 7 to 10 people are living with Parkinson's worldwide

WHERE IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE MOST COMMON?

• Along the Nile River in Egypt
• ^^^^ this community has a rate of 1,103 with PD per 100,000 people
• The highest rate of Parkinson's in terms of country is...
• Albania with a rate of 800 with PD per 100,000 people

INTERESTING FACTS:

• 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's each year
• Parkinson's Disease costs about 25 million dollars a year in the US
• Men are 1.5 times more likely to get Parkinson's than women
• If you will get PD, symptoms usually start around 50 or 60 yrs old
• The disease increases in intensity over time

RESOURCES:

• http://www.parkinson.org/Parkinson-s-Disease/Treatment/Surgical-Treatment-O...
• http://viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/prevalence.htm
• http://umm.edu/programs/parkinsons/health/overview
• http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/tc/parkinsons-disease-topic-overvie...
• My Parents, Matthew Bennett and Shawn Grandia