The first category includes drugs that increase the level of dopamine in the brain. PD medications fall into three categories. Sleep disturbance (poor sleeping patterns).GU symptoms (urinary incontinence and/or constipation).Eating difficulties-choking, possible aspiration.Speech/voice changes (speaking softly, trouble speaking clearly).Swallowing disturbance, chewing and/or dysphasia.Rigidity-difficulty with writing, dressing, and hygiene.Gait and walking (balance) disturbances.The complications of PD increase over time and make it difficult for planning and carrying out ordinary tasks and activities of daily living (ADLs).Ĭommon complications of PD include the following: A “masked” face, frozen in a serious expression.Slight shaking of a finger, hand, leg, chin, or lip.The early stages of PD include the following signs and symptoms: The impact of these motor symptoms in the day-to-day life of a person with Parkinson’s are immense, and for some the symptoms AND complication are severe. The motor symptoms of Parkinson’s are based around involuntary movements or rigidity (in which muscles of the body “freeze up” and do not work). These symptoms may be shown as head bobbing or other sudden involuntary jerking movements and shaking hand(s). PD is associated with the physical symptoms of tremor and/or rigidity. Fox and deceased professional boxer Muhammad Ali. Most individuals with PD are diagnosed when they are 60 years old or older, but early-onset PD also occurs, like that of actor Michael J. Worldwide up to 14 million people have a diagnosis of PD. It is estimated that approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with PD each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected. Parkinson’s awareness is being addressed tomorrow, April 11, as “World Parkinson’s Day,” also making April national Parkinson’s awareness month here in the U.S.Īs a neurodegenerative disease of the brain, which impacts an individual’s motor function, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the most common neurological disorder, affecting approximately one million people in the United Status. This disease of the brain is the most common neurological disorder
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