Research Paper On Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson disease is a long-term (chronic) condition that gets worse over time (progressive). Parkinson disease limits your ability to control your movements and move your body normally. This condition is a type of movement disorder.
Parkinson disease affects each person differently. The condition can range from mild to severe. Parkinson’s disease tends to progress slowly over several years.
CAUSES
Parkinson disease results from a loss of brain cells (neurons) in a specific part of the brain (substantia nigra). Some of the neurons in the substantia nigra make an important brain chemical (dopamine). Dopamine is needed to control movement. As the condition gets worse, neurons make less dopamine. This makes it hard to move …show more content…
TREATMENT
There is no cure for Parkinson disease. Treatment focuses on relieving your symptoms. Treatment may include:
• Medicines.
• Speech, occupation, and physical therapy.
• Surgery.
Everyone responds to medicines differently. Your response may change over time. Work with your provider to find the best medicines for you. These may include:
• Dopamine replacement drugs. These are the most effective medicines. A long-term side effect of these medicines is uncontrolled movements (dyskinesias).
• Dopamine agonists. These drugs act like dopamine to stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. Side effects include nausea and sleepiness, but they cause less dyskinesia.
• Other medicines to reduce tremor, prevent dopamine breakdown, reduce dyskinesia, and reduce dementia related to Parkinson’s disease.
Another treatment is deep brain stimulation surgery to reduce tremors and dyskinesia. This procedure involves placing electrodes in the brain. The electrodes are attached to an electric pulse generator that acts like a pacemaker for your brain. This may be an option if you have had the condition for at least four years and are not responding well to medicines.
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Parkinson disease is a long-term (chronic) condition that gets worse over time (progressive). Parkinson disease limits your ability to control your movements and move your body normally. This condition is a type of movement disorder.
Parkinson disease affects each person differently. The condition can range from mild to severe. Parkinson’s disease tends to progress slowly over several years.
CAUSES
Parkinson disease results from a loss of brain cells (neurons) in a specific part of the brain (substantia nigra). Some of the neurons in the substantia nigra make an important brain chemical (dopamine). Dopamine is needed to control movement. As the condition gets worse, neurons make less dopamine. This makes it hard to move …show more content…
TREATMENT
There is no cure for Parkinson disease. Treatment focuses on relieving your symptoms. Treatment may include:
• Medicines.
• Speech, occupation, and physical therapy.
• Surgery.
Everyone responds to medicines differently. Your response may change over time. Work with your provider to find the best medicines for you. These may include:
• Dopamine replacement drugs. These are the most effective medicines. A long-term side effect of these medicines is uncontrolled movements (dyskinesias).
• Dopamine agonists. These drugs act like dopamine to stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. Side effects include nausea and sleepiness, but they cause less dyskinesia.
• Other medicines to reduce tremor, prevent dopamine breakdown, reduce dyskinesia, and reduce dementia related to Parkinson’s disease.
Another treatment is deep brain stimulation surgery to reduce tremors and dyskinesia. This procedure involves placing electrodes in the brain. The electrodes are attached to an electric pulse generator that acts like a pacemaker for your brain. This may be an option if you have had the condition for at least four years and are not responding well to medicines.
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