Parkinson's disease is a long-lasting disease that affects all parts of the body. This disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that has no cure, but a lot of symptoms. This disease was first described by a British doctor named James Parkinson’s in 1817 and was first called as shaking palsy. Parkinson’s disease has been around for a very long time and dates to around 5000 B.C. There are different conditions and problems that are like Parkinson’s disease like Essential tremor, Lewy-body disease, Multiple system atrophy and Progressive supranuclear palsy. These can be mistaken for Parkinson’s disease do with their similarities symptoms the abbreviation to Parkinson’s disease is Parkinson's disease. PD comes in second common physical
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This causes the nervous system cells to die, but the scientist is still trying to discover why these cells are dying. The question you might be thinking now is what is dopamine? Is it a drug or a chemical? Google defines dopamine as “a compound present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including epinephrine. “Sometimes repeated head trauma can increase the chances of getting this disease. One of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all times Muhammad Ali had Parkinson’s disease. Being a boxer meant that Muhammad Ali had several repeated blows to his head over his professional career as a boxer. This head trauma increases his risk and possible lowered his dopamine levels. Parkinson’s disease like others has many symptoms that affect a person. The primary symptoms are loss of muscle control and involuntary muscle control. These will lead to tremors of the hands, feet, fingers, head or jaw. Another is a shuffling walk, postural unsteadiness, Bradykinesia, and stiffness of the body's core. One symptom is a masked face which means their face stuffiness where it looks like the same expression. For Parkinson's disease, there are a lot of secondary symptoms like depression, anxiety, stress, tiredness, dizziness, stiff muscles, and loss of smell. There is know specific test for this disease. Your doctor will diagnose PD based on your medical history, an assessment
This causes the nervous system cells to die, but the scientist is still trying to discover why these cells are dying. The question you might be thinking now is what is dopamine? Is it a drug or a chemical? Google defines dopamine as “a compound present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including epinephrine. “Sometimes repeated head trauma can increase the chances of getting this disease. One of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all times Muhammad Ali had Parkinson’s disease. Being a boxer meant that Muhammad Ali had several repeated blows to his head over his professional career as a boxer. This head trauma increases his risk and possible lowered his dopamine levels. Parkinson’s disease like others has many symptoms that affect a person. The primary symptoms are loss of muscle control and involuntary muscle control. These will lead to tremors of the hands, feet, fingers, head or jaw. Another is a shuffling walk, postural unsteadiness, Bradykinesia, and stiffness of the body's core. One symptom is a masked face which means their face stuffiness where it looks like the same expression. For Parkinson's disease, there are a lot of secondary symptoms like depression, anxiety, stress, tiredness, dizziness, stiff muscles, and loss of smell. There is know specific test for this disease. Your doctor will diagnose PD based on your medical history, an assessment