Does My Dad Have Parkinson’s Disease :(?
Question posed by Dark_Sickle: does my dad have parkinson’s disease 
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hi guys, i just got to know from a doctor yesterday that my dad is in the first stage of parkinson’s disease.. ..i was shocked and i couldn’t believe it. so, i just wanted to confirm if it really is parkinson’s.
here are his symptoms:
1. he has difficulty trying to stand up after sitting on a chair/sofa.
2. he can’t stand in one position for long (for example while standing in a queue his feet start moving backwards..)
3. he has trouble speaking… although his voice did improve, over the months, he sometimes speaks too soft.
4. one particular thing which i have noticed about him is that he tends to do things repeatedly. for example if he starts scratching his arm, he will continue doing this for about 2-3 minutes.
5. he also does a particular thing quiet frequently: in our family, while praying to God, one touches the image of God first and their chin after with their hand. however, in the case of my dad, he repeats this like 50-100 times or even more (once he did this for like 15 minutes) and it ticks me off.
6. while driving the car in a straight lane, my dad always turns the steering wheel to the right.. he then turns it to the left after we tell him not to for a while and then does the same thing again.
do you think he has parkinson’s?
if he does, can you suggest something which will cure him or at least reduce the symptoms?
thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by max
He has Parkinson’s disease. It is genetic so you should probably get tested when you’re his age because there’s a 50/50 chance.
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no, it sounds more like he had a stroke. Parkinson’s Disease does not do this. PD patients normally begin with a hand tremor, loss of balance, speech is not effected immediately, speech problems come later in progression (years later).
I would get a second opinion and allow a NEUROLOGIST do a scan on his brain for any possibly indications of a stroke or some other disorder that may have effected the brain.
Please get a second opinion! From a neurologist only.