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    Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. Common symptoms include slow movement, decreased facial expressions and eye blinking, tremors, stiff muscles, poor coordination, changes in handwriting, problems with posture and balance, and difficulty walking. As the disease progresses, symptoms worsen from tremors in one limb to muscle stiffness, poor coordination, problems with daily activities like writing or brushing teeth, and eventually an inability to care for oneself requiring use of a wheelchair. The cause is often unknown but may be due to genetics, old age, or environmental toxins.

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    Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. Common symptoms include slow movement, decreased facial expressions and eye blinking, tremors, stiff muscles, poor coordination, changes in handwriting, problems with posture and balance, and difficulty walking. As the disease progresses, symptoms worsen from tremors in one limb to muscle stiffness, poor coordination, problems with daily activities like writing or brushing teeth, and eventually an inability to care for oneself requiring use of a wheelchair. The cause is often unknown but may be due to genetics, old age, or environmental toxins.

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    Parkinson Diease

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    Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. Common symptoms include slow movement, decreased facial expressions and eye blinking, tremors, stiff muscles, poor coordination, changes in handwriting, problems with posture and balance, and difficulty walking. As the disease progresses, symptoms worsen from tremors in one limb to muscle stiffness, poor coordination, problems with daily activities like writing or brushing teeth, and eventually an inability to care for oneself requiring use of a wheelchair. The cause is often unknown but may be due to genetics, old age, or environmental toxins.

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    Symptoms

    Slowness of voluntary
    movements, especially in the
    initiation of such movements as
    walking or rolling over in bed.

    Decreased facial expression,


    monotonous speech, and
    decreased eye blinking.

    A shuffling gait with poor arm


    swing and stooped posture.

    Parkinsons brain

    Unsteady balance; difficulty


    rising from a sitting position.

    What is Parkinson s disease?

    Parkinsons disease affects the


    nerve cells in the brain that
    produce dopamine.

    Continuous "pill-rolling" motion


    of the thumb and forefinger.
    Abnormal tone or stiffness in the
    trunk and extremities.

    Swallowing problems in later


    stages

    What Causes Parkinsons?

    It could be caused from


    inheritance

    GABRIELLE THIBAULT

    when standing.

    impairment or deterioration
    of nerve cells.

    Lightheadedness or fainting

    old age
    toxins such as
    manganese, carbon monoxide,
    carbon disulfide, and some other
    pesticides.

    1.

    In most cases Parkinson's


    disease is a slowly progressive
    neurodegenerative disorder.
    Patients with PD have somewhat
    shorter life span compared with
    healthy individuals that belong to
    the same age group. On average,
    patients with PD live between 10
    to 20 years after the diagnosis.

    Premed 2/26/15
    block 3

    Moderate State
    ~As the disease gets worse, the
    person may have slow movement,
    stiff muscles, and poor coordination.
    They may have problems with
    writing, shaving, or brushing teeth.
    Changes in handwriting are common.
    Problems with posture and balance
    develop. A person with Parkinson's
    tends to walk in a stooped manner
    with quick, shuffling steps.

    Stages of
    Parkinsons
    Early stage
    Tremor is usually the first
    symptom, appearing in just one arm
    or leg or on only one side of the
    body. With time, the tremor usually
    but not alwaysspreads to both
    sides of the body. Joint pain,
    weakness, and fatigue may occur.
    ~

    Advanced stage
    ~After

    several years, as muscle


    stiffness and tremor increase,
    the person may become unable
    to care for himself or herself.
    He or she may be confined to a
    wheelchair or bed. People who
    have taken medicine for several
    years may not only notice their
    symptoms getting worse but
    also may start to have other
    movement problems.

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