Parkinson's disease

Alexis Arciga Biol 125 M‐TH 9:30‐12:50 Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is an illness that if diagnose can be persistent for the rest of your life. As the disorder progresses the symptoms become more severe. Trembling of the hands and feet occur, stiffness in the body and involuntary shaking occurs. This is due to the deterioration of the nervous system caused by lack of dopamine in the human brain. Doctors have been trying to figure an alternative to diagnose PD such…

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder; it is responsible for the loss of dompaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (Kakkar, Bae). Nearly five million people are affected worldwide and around one million are affected in the United States alone (Kakkar). The symptoms vary from motor symptoms, bradykinesia, muscular ridgity, resting tremor, and postural impairment, to non-motor, depression and anxiety (Kakkar). Early indicators of the disease are usually…

control the side-effects. Also, there is no exact cause for this disease, it could very well be genetic, or derived. For the most part, however, scientist believe that a lack of dopamine in the substantia nigra area of the brain may be the primary cause of PD. Genetics and age are also two other factors to be considered. Age cannot be used as the only factor since “about 10 percent of the nearly 1 million people living with the disease in the United States are under the age of 40” (Maes 1). To…

does not follow the path that it is suppose to, it hinders body movement. Parkinson’s disease is often known as PD and it is a progressive neurological condition, which means the sickness and symptoms get more severe as time goes on (Noble, 2007). Out of all the neurodegenerative disorders, PD is the second most common one (Noble, 2007). It happens amongst 1% of the population older than sixty years. (Samii, 2004). This disease comes to affect the movement, mood, cognition, swallowing and…

I. Introduction A. Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder that is otherwise known as Shaking Palsy. 1. The reason for the term Shaking Palsy is because one of the core features of the disorder is tremors, with about 70% of people experiencing a slight tremor in either the foot or hand on one side of the body as a typical onset. B. PD involves malfunction and/or death of neurons in the brain, which are vital nerve cells. 1.…

dreadful silent killer disease called Parkinson. Parkinson affects the physically and psychologically while completely devastating of the patient’s life in long run. The mental trauma of the families dealing with Parkinson is devastating too. It is still challenging to diagnose Parkinson in its early stages as the symptoms are quite common to other diseases or health problems. Despite of medical advancement and innovation we have not been able to stop or cure this dreadful disease. The…

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is regarded as the second most common neurodegenerative disease and is a result of the loss of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra (Robakis and Fahn, 2015). This deficiency of dopamine produces symptoms such as: tremors, rigidity and bradykinesia in affected patients (de Lau and Breteler, 2006). It is thought that the mitochondrial enzyme, monoamine oxidase (MAO), is involved in the neuropathology of PD. MAO is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxidative…

defines Parkinson’s disease as a chronic progressive neurological disease that occurs predominantly in later life. Parkinson’s disease occurs when the neurons in the brain begin to die; therefore, they cannot communicate with other neurons. The movement disorder is linked to a deficiency in dopamine production and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait. People may refer to Parkinson’s Disease as Parkinson’s,…

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, and as the name suggests it’s the deterioration of the brain over time, meaning as time passes by the disease will get worse. Parkinson’s disease causes malfunctions within the brain and its nerve cells called neurons. The brain is the control center of the human body and it is responsible for movement, coordination, regulation of organ function, our five senses, and the ability to produce and regulate hormones. The brain is accountable for…

Parkinson's disease Definition: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Causes: Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. With Parkinson’s disease, the brain cells located in the substantia…