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By: Alejandro Navarro and Andrea Ors
Content
• Introduction
• What is Parkinson's disease?
• What causes the disease?
• History
• Main symptoms
• Treatment
• Statistics
Introduction
• Parkinson's disease may be one of the most baffling and complex neurological disorders.
• Is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder.
• The main age of onset of symptoms is around 60 years
• Its cause remains a mystery but research in this area is active, with new and intriguing findings constantly being reported.
What is Parkinson's disease?
-Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders.
-The disease is both chronic, meaning it persist over a long period of time, and progressive, meaning its symptoms grow worse over time.
-As yet, there is no way to predict or prevent the disease.
What causes the disease?
• Parkinson's disease happens when certain nerve cells, or neurons, in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra die or become impaired.
Substantia nigra
History
• First described in 1817 by James Parkinson.
• In the early 1960s, researchers identified the loss of brain cells that produce dopamine.
Main symptoms-Motor Problems• Tremor
• Rigidity
• Postural deformity
• Slowness of movement
• Speech and swallowing
disturbances
-Non-motor problems• Depression, anxiety, dementia
• Sleep disorders (insomnia, REM disturbances)
• Eye and vision abnormalities (slower blink, dry eyes...)
TreatmentThere is no cure for Parkinson's disease.
• Pharmacological treatment -Levadopa
• Surgery -Neurosurgery
• Rehabilitation
< 5 years
< 80 years
Years lost due to Parkinson's disease
Sources• http://espanol.ninds.nih.gov/trastornos/
parkinson_disease_spanish.htm#sintomas
• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm
• http://www.patient.co.uk/health/parkinsons-disease
• http://www.medicinenet.com/parkinsons_disease/article.htm