Parkinson's disease will cause muscle weakness. Swallowing problems that occur in patients with Parkinson's disease are evident in the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal stages. Patients with Parkinson's disease will exhibit a mild delay that activates the pharyngeal swallow. A delay in the pharyngeal swallow may lead to aspiration. Patients with Parkinson's disease will exhibit residue in the valleculae and in the pyriform sinuses. The residue in those structures will also increase the risk of aspiration. Patients with Parkinson's disease will exhibit reduced laryngeal elevation and pharyngeal wall movement that cause the bolus not travel into the…
Parkinson’s Disease Discussion Paper . Watch the video, My Father, My Brother, and Me; Understanding Parkinson’s a Frontline presentation. After viewing the video, read through the PBS Frequently Asked Questions.…
The disorder had led to low blood pressure, loss of mobility, unclear speech and incontinence. She has been suffering with this disorder for 10 years and was given medication such as morphine for associated limb pain relief, parkinson’s patch retigotine and stalivo when she was first diagnosed. She is currently on medaphor. The disorder first started in 1999, and was not diagnosed straight away. Eventually clinical diagnosis based on the results of several mental agility and reaction tests. “Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder affecting 100-200 per 100,00 people making it the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly after Alzheimer’s disease.” http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics 03.02.2014. Parkinson’s disease has the abnormal affects such as tremors. As the Parkinson’s progresses slowly the motor symptoms may appear irregular as they develop over the years. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are generally believed to consist of only motor abnormalities. The non-motor abnormalities can include depression and the non- motor symptoms are the ones that goes ignored, however these can affect the patient more because they have a more negative impact. The motor symptoms are treated ASAP and more aggressively. The…
People suffering from Parkinson’s may suffer limb rigidity that can affect normal moving and positioning. So when moving an individual it is important not to force the rigid limb further than it is able to, as this could cause pain or discomfort as well as damage the joint. It is also important to give an individual with Parkinson’s time to move and not to rush them as they have slower reaction times. They may not be able to say that they are in pain so…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition which occurs when the brains nerve cells that contain/produce dopamine die, without the chemical dopamine Parkinson sufferers will find their movements become slower as well as taking longer to do day to day activities…
Standards are necessary within an organization to promote discipline, production, and efficiency. Recently, the Sergeant Major of the Army visited the Sergeants Major Academy and the focus of his presentation was really about Army Standards. The Sergeant Major’s message got me thinking about Army standards and the inconsistent application of these standards throughout the Army, specifically the ethical dilemmas that arise due to this inconsistency. If an organization’s standards are applied inconsistently, that organization’s culture changes and allows room for unethical application of those standards. In the Army we see this inconsistent application of standards in the areas of height and weight standards, the APFT, the tattoo policy, application of punishment through the UCMJ, and in unit reporting.…
This can affect men and women equally and is generally a progressive disease in which leads to being terminal affecting the person’s attention and alertness later progressions show signs the same as Parkinson’s , to include mobility poor walking to represent a shuffle and tend to shake at times, can lead to hallucinations .…
People with Parkinson's disease can have rigid limbs that affect normal moving, so it is important to not force movement in the affected limb as it can cause pain and damage to the joint. As individuals with Parkinson's also have slower reactions, they will need more time to move and shouldn't be rushed. Carers should also be aware of non-verbal signs of pain and discomfort as the person may not be able to communicate their pain verbally.…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects the movement. It develops gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. But while a tremor may be the most well-known sign of Parkinson's disease, the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement.…
Stem cell transplant and other clinical trials are currently ongoing in the USA. For information, see: www.pdtrials.org…
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. According to George Krucik, M.D., Alzheimer's accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Alzheimer's is one of many forms of dementia. Other types of dementia include: Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Lewy Body Disease, and Huntington's Disease. Vascular Dementia is the second most common form of dementia. Some symptoms include impaired judgement or ability to plan steps needed to complete a task. Mixed Dementia is a condition in which characteristics of more than one type of dementia occurs simultaneously (Alzheimer's Association). Parkinson's Disease may cause tremors and stiffness. This is a disorder of the central nervous system that affect movement. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus affects walking, memory, and the ability to control urination. Lewy Body Disease is also known as "The Nightmare Dementia". This disease causes intense hallucinations that replicate many fears. For example, one with Lewy Body Disease may imagine spiders or snakes crawling all over the room. Next is Huntington's Disease, this is a progressive brain disorder caused by a single defective gene on Chromosome Four. Last is Vascular Dementia. Vascular Dementia is a form of brain damage caused by multiple strokes. This disease may last for years or it may be…
In my Intro to Biopsychology class we are discussing Parkinson’s disease. Although you know the basics of it, I’m not sure if your doctor has gone in depth with you on what is going on in your body. You have the basic symptoms: muscle tremors, rigidity, slow movements, and depression, but do you know why this happening?…
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a group of neurological disorders characterized by hypokinesia, tremor and muscle stiffness. In patients who suffer this disease surgery is used DBS (Deep Brain surgery) as an alternative, in these inserts a microelectrode that stimulated the neurons by an electrical current. The quantification of this neuronal activity is known as the Volume Tissue Activated…
Each person with Parkinson disease suffers from different symptoms. However, PD, which means Parkinson disease, is a progressive disorder that changes and gets worse over time, and its symptoms will increase year by year. Some people with this disease experience the symptoms in one side of their bodies, while the others experience them in both sides (1). The Parkinson's symptoms include two kinds: motor and nonmotor symptoms (1). 1- Motor symptoms are associated with physical motion, and it can be divided into two types: primary and secondary motor symptoms. First, primary motor symptoms involve:…
For people with Parkinson’s, navigating a new route while driving uses the cognitive resources of the individual and may impair their driving ability. The objective of this study was to assess the navigation ability and safety errors among people with Parkinson’s Disease during a route following task.…