Parkinson

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Parkinsons Disease
Interesting facts
Parkinsons Disease is a progressive degenerative
disorder of the central nervous system
This disorder affects several regions of the
brain. It can affect your balance and movement,
and also blood pressure and heart activity.
The average age for getting Parkinsons Disease
is 56.
In a lifetime 1 in every 200 people are diagnosed
with Parkinsons Disease.

• By Marisa Thompson

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Information

• Alternative Names- PD or Primary Parkinsonism
• Who is most likely to get this disorder?-Men and
  Women usually 50 or 60 ages and older are most
  likely to get this disorder.
• Symptoms- Physical symptoms include shaking
  (tremor), stiffness of the limbs and trunk
  (rigidity) and imbalance and slowness in
  movement. You cant tell if someone has
  Parkinsons just by looking at them because
  sometimes the symptoms of PD will get confused
  with normal signs of aging.
• How common is this disorder?- Around half a
  million people United States have Parkinsons.

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Information

• Is this disorder deadly?- PD is not fatal.
• Will it shorten lifespan?- No.
• Can you be tested for the disorder?- Yes.
• If so how and when?- You should arrange a
  consultation with a neurologist who specializes
  in diagnosis and symptomatic treatment of
  tremor-causing disorders, when someone is
  experiencing the symptoms of PD.
• Is there treatment?- Yes. People can get drugs or
  have surgery to help treat the symptoms.
• Does it cure or treat symptoms?- Treatment can
  help, but it cannot cure PD.

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Information

• Are there any support groups? Yes.
• Some support groups are
• Northwest Parkinsons Foundations-including-
• Anchorage Parkinsons Support Group
• Idaho Support Group
• Coeur dAlene Support Group
• Lewiston, Idaho Group
• Great Falls Support Group
• APADA IR Center

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Information

• Inheritance pattern
• Autosomal dominant pattern- if LRRK2 or SNCA gene
  is involved
• Autosomal recessive pattern- if PARK2, PARK7, or
  PINK1 gene is involved
• When an increased risk of Parkinson disease or
  parkinsonism is associated with mutations

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Picture shows symptoms of Parkinsons Disease
Picture shows the symptom tremor (shaking)
Picture shows a man talking about Parkinsons
Disease
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