Parkinson's disease

Uncle developed Parkinson’s disease and it has had a huge impact on his life as well as his family’s lives. I became interested in this topic because I would like to have a better understanding of what he is going through. #2 Question: What causes Parkinson’s disease? #3 Hypothesis: I know that muscles control body movements and I know that Parkinson’s makes it harder to move. I also know that muscles need protein to work correctly. I hypothesize that people who have Parkinson’s disease do not…

following intensive voice treatment (LSVT®) in individuals with Parkinson 's disease: A comparison with untreated patients and normal age‐matched controls. Movement Disorders, 16(1), 79-83. Summary of the Research Study The research study addressed the efficacy of a voice treatment in improving the loudness of speech for people with Parkinson’s disease. For individuals with Parkinson’s disease it is common for the disease to manifest in difficulties in producing normal speech. Most frequently,…

The affect Parkinson’s disease plays in the body is troubling. It affects nearly one percent of the adult population over sixty years old. Each year in the Untied States, there are sixty thousand new cases alone. Close to one million Americans live with its disabling grip, this is more than the collective number of patients affected by multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease and muscular dystrophy ("Statistics on Parkinson's"). Parkinson’s is a gradual disease that affects the central nervous…

Parkinson's disease, also abbreviated as “PD”, is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects a person's nervous system, making them have trouble moving. A human has certain kinds of nerve cells in the brain called dopamine, these cells transmit and send signals to the brain allowing a person to control their movement. When these cells start breaking down and having problems, they cause a person to lose their control of movement, due to the lack of dopamine. PD is not a communicable disease – it…

Parkinson’s Disease In individuals who develop Parkinson’s disease the nerve cells that produce dopamine in the substantia nigra die off. These nerve cells relay message that control body movements. The other parts of the brain that impact movement and become damaged in people with Parkinson’s include: the striatum, basal ganglia, and cerebellum. The striatum collects information, and along with the substantia nigra, which is located in the midbrain, is responsible for sending impulses from the…

known that this protein causes Parkinson’s disease or PD. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system which causes one to not be able to control their normal movements. The way this works is that there is a malfunction and death of neurons in the brain , specifically substantia nigra, which is the movement control center in the brain. These dying neurons produce dopamine and as time goes on the amount dispersed decreases, therefore causing Parkinson’s disease. This disorder begins…

the brain). One never knew how this seed got planted or how it was attracted to their brain but it is there and the tree will never stop growing. Parkinson’s disease is that progressive and growing seed in the body- steadily affecting the nervous system that has no known cure or precise origin and can dramatically affect occupation. Parkinson’s disease…

The Parkinson’s disease is in your nervous system and it affects your movement. It starts with a tremor in your hand but although it’s a sign of Parkinson’s disease, this disease also causes stiffness or causes you to move slowly. This disease can’t be cured and it worsens as time passes. In the early stages you may show very little expressions and you may walk without moving your hands. The symptoms of this disease is feeling tremors, slow movement, stooped posture and balance, and change in…

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition of which there is currently no cure. The main pathological feature of the disease is degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons within the brain, primarily in the Pars Compacta region of the Substantia Nigra (SN). This is thought to be a result of the formation of soluble aggregates of α-synuclein known as ‘Lewy Bodies’ in the neurones of PD patients, which can be clearly seen in various regions of the brain upon post mortem…

Diagnosis and significant medical history – J was diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease in 2008. In J 's medical charts, there was also mention of a fracture to unspecified parts of the lumbar spine and pelvis, however, it was unclear as…