Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s Disease is a well-known syndrome that has been around for many decades and has recently become a disease sparking higher interest. One of the first medical descriptions for this disease was written in 1817 by James Parkinson that helped lead to further studies throughout the mid-1800s.1 This disease is a result from the lack of dopamine production within cells. Parkinson’s syndrome does not discriminate against race and gender around the world. “Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an…

Parkinson’s disease is the most common type of Parkinsonism. It is also known as idiopathic Parkinsonism. The term idiopathic means “the cause is unknown” (Duvoisin, 1984). It is more common in older adults with the average age of onset being 60 to 61 years (Duvoisin, 1984). This disease affects about 1% of the population over the age of 60 and is more common in men than women (Gulli & Davidson, 2011). The cause of Parkinson’s disease is tissue death in the movement centers of the brain that…

Whether or not you or a loved one have developed Parkinson’s Disease, you may be wondering how this disease will affect you or your loved one and what they mean for your own risk or that of your children. Parkinson 's disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain leading to quivering, muscular stiffness, difficulty with walking, stability, and coordination. There have been half a million reported cases in the United States where the average onset of symptoms usually develops at 60 years of age…

Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson's disease is a disorder in the brain, which affects your nervous system. By affecting your powerhouse which in other words the brain it can cause several side effects. This disease can cause shaking and difficulty with walking, any movement of the body, and even face expressions. Parkinson’s disease affects your whole body muscles because it damages your nerve cells in the brain which produce dopamine. The nervous system is the main source that helps you move and…

Parkinson’s Disease Briana Rogers Denver School of Nursing Abstract This paper will discuss Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The pathophysiology, assessment findings, and treatments/diagnoses will be explored. PD is a chronic disease that affects the way your body moves, causing uncontrollable movements. The pathophysiology of PD is idiopathic (having no known cause), but symptoms are known to indicate the disease. We know what happens when PD invades the brain, but we don’t know why. PD is caused…

Parkinson’s disease is a condition from the nervous system that disturbs motion throughout the human body. It progresses bit by bit. In the beginning of this condition, Parkinson’s disease can be seen by people who are diagnosed with this. They appear to seem as if they have no communication on their faces. They speak quite unclear and quiet. As the disorder develops throughout time, the signs worsen and are more transparent. This disorder has no cure but medicine is highly involved factor in…

Parkinson’s disease is a medical condition in which movement of the body is affected by an irregularity of the nervous system. The most common symptom that emerges for victims of this disease is tremors as well as stiffness or slowing of movement. Environmental triggers (such as exposure to toxins), genetic mutations, and the increase of age are all factors that contribute to the development of the disease. Although Parkinson’s disease is incurable, treatment can ease the symptoms. Treatments…

Introduction This paper will address Parkinson’s disease, from the definition of the disease to the etiology, and pathophysiological process, clinical manifestations, and any diagnostic tests that go into determining if a patient will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer disease is Parkinson’s disease (Rizek, P., Kumar, N., Jog, M., 2016, ¶1). Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that includes motor…

Parkinson’s disease was named after an English physician, named Dr, James Parkinson. At first he called the disease “Shaking Palsy”. Soon it was named after the doctor as Parkinson’s disease. In the deep parts of the brain, there is a collection of nerve cells that help control movement. This is known as the basal ganglia. For a person with Parkinson’s disease these nerve cells are damaged and don’t work as well as they should. Some ideas experts have is that low dopamine causes the symptoms of…

Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter concentrated in the substania nigra, part of the basal ganglia, and is important in controlling smooth, coordinated movement. When dopamine-producing cells die or fail to produce enough dopamine neurodegeneration occurs and Parkinson’s symptoms begin to appear. When the brain loses dopamine cells, dopamine and acetylcholine are put out of balance and…