Causes, and Treatments is the Cause of Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative condition where the brain
starts to loose cells which produce dopamine. It usually occurs
in patients over the age of 50. With advancing age the
prevalence of the disease increases. There are patients who have
Parkinson's disease under the age of 50 but it is a very rare
condition. What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease? There
are four main symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This includes
tremor, which could occur in any of the limbs and even involve
the head and face. The tremor usually starts in one limb and
over time progresses to the other limbs. The tremor usually
occurs when the limbs are at rest. Another symptom of
Parkinson's disease is rigidity or stiffness of the limbs. The
patients also start to have slowness in their movements which is
known as bradykinesia. The family and the patient start to
notice that it takes the patient longer periods of time to do
their usual activities. patient's notice th