Parkinson Disease Research Paper

What is Parkinson disease? Parkinson disease definition states, “A progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine.” If you’re like me sounds a little complicated. You might even be lost by reading that. No worries though because we are going to break it down so far that it sounds like regular conversation instead of words that make you want to avoid even reading this paper. This paper is going to be broke down easier because I can tell you firsthand what the disease does. The middle grouping of Parkinson states, “young-onset …show more content…
No one can actually diagnose it until symptoms are present. For anyone to even start to think someone has Parkinson you have to have two of the four symptoms. The symptoms are shaking or tremors, slowness of movement “bradykinesia”, stiffness in arms, legs, trunks, or trouble with balance, posture, or walking. If two or more symptoms are present then the nerve doctor know as a neurologist will start asking more question. They will ask you about your family health history, medication, and then start testing your abilities on a chart. That chart has a scaling system that allows them to rate where you are on the Parkinson Disease rating. Robert Peirdt did a study based on memory loss trying to make a connection to see if Parkinson is linked to loss of memory. Some connection has been made but not enough to make it a regular …show more content…
Most of the time it does not happen until you are in your sixty’s. The disease takes a real toll on your body. Makes for a rough life but can be made better. By exercising the person is not depressed and gives them a purpose to life. You do have to watch and make sure they don’t push too hard or it could cause regular symptoms to become more violent. Not everyone suffers the same symptoms besides tremors and loss of physical ability. No cures have currently been found. However, the brain stimulates has had the most success. Still is being tested and not a permit treatment. The disease is still hard to be diagnosed without first showing symptoms. Hopefully by reading this you have a better understanding of what Parkinson is and that you learned something where maybe one day there will be a cure or away to detect it

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