another name for parkinson's disease
Apomorphine: A drug used to treat severe Parkinson's. It is a form of morphine that can increase the amount of dopamine available in the brain, thereby decreasing symptoms of Parkinson's. Ataxia: Loss of balance. Athetosis: Abnormal involuntary movements that are slow, repetitive, and sinuous. Movement Disorders Associated With Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms. Movement disorders are neurological conditions that lead to excess movement or a decrease in movement. The following are among the movement disorders sometimes associated with Parkinson's disease symptoms: 1  Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). 2  PSP is a brain disorder that affects walking and balance, often resulting in falls. 3  The condition can also cause problems with vision and eye movement. Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms and Other Movement Disorders. Primary Parkinson’s disease symptoms include tremors, muscle rigidity, slowness of movement, and postural instability (impaired balance and coordination) — however, each of these symptoms is often shared by other movement disorders. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain. The causes of this cell death are poorly understood. The identifying symptoms of PD include: 1  Tremors, usually beginning in the hands, often occuring on one side before the other. 2  The classic tremor of PD is called a pill-rolling tremor, because the movement resembles rolling a pill between the thumb and forefinger. Parkinson's disease is more common in older people, with most cases occurring after the age of 50; when it is seen in young adults, it is called young onset PD (YOPD). The main motor symptoms are collectively called parkinsonism, or a parkinsonian syndrome. The disease can be either primary or secondary. Primary Parkinson's disease is referred to as idiopathic (having no known cause), although some atypical cases have a genetic origin, while secondary parkinsonism is due to known causes like toxins. Parkinson's disease (PD, also known as idiopathic or primary parkinsonism, hypokinetic rigid syndrome (HRS), or paralysis agitans) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system. The immediate cause of PD is degeneration of brain cells in the area known as the substantia nigra, one of the movement control centers of the brain. Damage to this area leads to the cluster of symptoms known as parkinsonism.. In PD, degenerating brain cells contain Lewy bodies, which help identify the disease. Amantadine can reduce the involuntary movements of Parkinson's disease by acting on other brain chemicals as well. Anticholinergic: A substance, usually a medication that halts the actions of a chemical that transmits signals between nerves called acetylcholine. The side effects include blurred vision and dry mouth. Definition. Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder marked by tremors, rigidity, slow movements (bradykinesia), and posture instability. It occurs when cells in one of the movement-control centers of the brain begin to die for unknown reasons.
Idiopathic or Primary parkinsonism, Hypokinetic rigid syndrome (HRS), or Paralysis agitans