Parkinson's disease

Everyone has a distinctive gait signature, whether it’s the way you swing your arms when you walk or if you have a bounce when you walk, due to walking on the balls of your foot. I am not sure how to transition into Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease is progressive neurological disease involving loss of neurons in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra (2). This results in a reduction in the amount…

ability to protect and restore dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal system following the injection of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). The research was conducted because there has not been a study conducted on the MPTP Parkinson’s disease model with the treatment of CDNF. C57/B16 mice were used as the research subjects. The hypothesis was first tested by injecting the C57/B16 mice with MPTP in the striatum, followed by a CDNF injection 20 hours later. The results of the…

organized by the Parkinson’s Foundation with the help of other partners to remember and celebrate those people living with this progressing disease that affects many of our elderly. It’s also an opportunity to create awareness, to educate the people about the effects of this disease that not only affects the elderly but can also have a slowly progression of symptoms in an early age, and it’s as well a great opportunity for funding. So, what is Parkinson’s disease? Well Parkinson’s disease (PD)…

History Parkinson disease was coined by James Parkinson, an English apothecary surgeon, political an activist, paleontologist and geologist in 1817. He described the disease as a shaking palsy that involves resting tremor, diminished muscles strength, paralysis, unusual posture and gait, and how it progresses overtime. Sixty years later, Jean Martin Charcot, a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology, also the founder of modern neurology. He clearly defined the disease as a slow…

Training Post Robot-Assisted Gait Intervention in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Mild Symptoms: a random controlled trial Kyle Condon Exoskeletons are a developing technology used in gait training, mainly with patients diagnosed with a spinal cord injury (SCI) or a stroke( 9,6). Some research has been done in patients with other neurological disabilities such as multiple sclerosis (MS), but nothing has been done to address the Parkinson’s disease (PD) population. However, robot-assisted gait…

What is Parkinson’s- Parkinson’s is a disorder that develops slowly over time in the nervous system, eventually severely affecting individual’s mobility. The symptoms of Parkinson’s happen slowly over time and gradually will progress to more severe in the later stages. These symptoms are due to the death of the cells that produce dopamine. The symptoms of Parkinson’s are different for everyone and it is impossible to tell how quickly or what symptoms with appear. Life Expectancy- The life…

UNDERSTANDING PARKINSON’S DISEASE Staff Guide on Effective Communication to Service Users INTRODUCTION: Effective communication plays an integral part when working with people with Parkinson’s disease. It is a very important tool we use in our everyday life. We need to have a good knowledge on communication methods and practices, and to further support inclusive practice in order to help the Parkinson’s service users overcome the difficulties and problems that they come across in their daily…

causes, but can be a consequence of an overactive primary motor cortex. In a patient with Chorea, jerky movements occur that can not be controlled by the diseased. Parkinson’s disease is another disease that occurs when the primary motor cortex is affected. The changes in the basal ganglia thalamocortical networks that occur in Parkinson’s affect the primary motor cortex by giving it greater plasticity. This can lead to hand tremors, slowed movement, and a loss of being able to control…

controlling the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, but Levodopa has not been shown to slow disease progression. Taking this medication is supposed to delay the symptoms of PD, but it could even make it worse. Additionally, the drug has significant abnormal side effects for some patients such as dyskinesia, which is an abnormal impairment of voluntary movement (Drugs 2). Although some patients do not mind the mild involuntary movement compared to the worse symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, this…

two major components of the Central Nervous System (CNS), which controls all movement we make. Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of the Central Nervous System. People suffering from Parkinson's disease lack the ability to control motor function which cause them to lack balance and have shaky hands. By identifying the cause, symptoms and treatments of Parkinson’s, a conclusion on how Parkinson’s Disease effects the Central Nervous System can be made. The basal ganglia is the very deep parts of…