Parkinson's+Disease

** Parkinson's Disease ** Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that often damages the persons motor skills, talking and other functions. Parkinson's disease is in a group of disorders called "Movement DIsorders" which impairs movement. Parkinson's affects 13 out of 100,000 people and is increased by drug use. Parkinson's is also known by the name "Shaking Palsy." This disease is named after an English apothecary James Parkinson who wrote an essay called [|"An Essay On The Shaking Palsy."] The genes that Parkinson's affects are LRRK2, PARK2,PARK 7, PINK1 and SNCA and GBA, SNCAIP and UCHL1 are related to Parkinson's disease. The SNCA gene is on the NACP chromosome.

= Symptoms: =

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease are //tremors, rigidity, joint stiffness, freezing, bradykinesia, akinesia, drooling, fatigue, REM sleep(rapid eye movement) and muscle tone.//

Tremors//: Tremors are// involuntary muscle movement especially in the hands. Rigidity: Rigidity affects the central nervous system by the brain telling muscles to tighten. This is also known as spasticity/muscular hypertonicity. Bradykinesia: Bradykinesia literally means "slow motion." This causes movements to be slow and a blank facial expression. Akinesia: Akinesia is caused by malfunctioning dopaminergic which is a neurotransmitter found in the brain. REM Sleep: Rapid Eye Movement taking place during sleep. This is caused by low electoencephalography (electric waves in the brain) voltage and low muscle tone.

= Treatment and Diagnosis: = Diagnosis for Parkinson's disease is difficult to do in the early stages due to the leading product of detection is called DaTSCAN and it's only found in Europe. DaTSCAN is a neuro-imaging radiopharmaceutical drug. Radiopharmaceutical drugs are drugs that are used to aid in the detection of problems such as kidney and lung problems and alos Parkinson's disease. It was originally used on cocaine addicts to decrease dependancy. DaTSCAN and PET scans are basically the only way of detection for Parkinson's disease.

As of now there is no cure for Parkinson's disease. There is only relief from the symptoms. = =