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Brian Magennis is a Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders clinical nurse specialist at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin. This video has been created for people with Parkinson’s disease, their friends and family, and anyone interested in learning more about the disease. It covers aspects such as what causes Parkinson’s disease, how it can be diagnosed and the treatments involved. It also addresses the issue of wearing off of levodopa therapy, an important and difficult problem that faces the majority of people with Parkinson’s disease.
Question posed by Richard: Do I have parkinson’s disease?
Lately I’ve been twitching all over my body. They usually happen when I’m laying down or just sitting still. I have anxiety and that may just be the cause of all my twitching but I just don’t know. I have a bad nervous condition which causes me to sometimes move my leg, it’s voluntary though. It’s probably just my anxiety right?
Top answer:
Answer by Cynthia Quirarte Its probably something normal like I twitch sometimes too
A great video about parkinson’s disease treatment.
Parkinson’s Disease is a neural disorder which gradually degenerates the central nervous system. One of the harshest chronic illnesses our society deals with, its symptoms include motor malfunction, tremor, as well as impiared cognitive skills. The new Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment to cure Parkinson’s Disease is described by Prof. Hagai Bergman, of the Dept. of Physiology at the Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School and Dr. Zvi Israel, of the Dept. of Neurosurgery at Hadassah University Hospital. This film was produced by the Chief Scientist Office of the Israeli Ministry of Health in the framework of ERA-NET NEURON, a pan European organization which receives funding under the Sixth Research Framework Programme (FP6) of the European Union. It is provided as a service to the public. Find out more at : www.neuron-eranet.eu Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by PUNNY POETRESS: I have Parkinson’s Disease and just recently started to suffer from swollen ankles. My Dr. had both my lungs
and heart tested & everything came back normal. I’ve gained a lot of weight from inactivity plus my brother-in-law also has Parkinson’s & suffers from swollen ankles, too. So, is it a side effect of PD? Some people say swollen ankles can also be a sign of Diabetes, although I don’t have any other symptoms for that. Don’t worry, I have a follow-up appointment with my doctor this week but wanted your opinions – thanks!
Chosen answer:
Answer by Dustin M Take some ibuprofen. It’s an anti-inflammatory. It’ll help with the inflammation until you can get to your doctor and ask him what’s up. There’s a good chance it is a symptom of the PD, which is unfortunate.
Good luck though
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A question from joan t: How can I help someone I know who has Parkinson’s disease accept the fact that it is progressing? She is 80?
and feels sad alot and cries alot. It has progressed alot in the last few months. She says she cries because she can’t do the things she used to do. Any advice on how to get her to understand that there is a progression to Parkinson’s.
She is already taking an antidepressant.
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Answer by Danny1552 I don’t know very much about Parkinsons, but I hear that the depression is part of it. It is very sad; i think there is a lot of gradual memory impairment, much like normal ageing brains, but with the added difficulty of having a brain already affected by parkinsons. My answer isn’t very good, but you sound like a good friend to her.
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Question by B: Parkinson’s disease has a frequency of 1:10000, despite being caused by a dominant gene. Why such low rate?
parkinson reveals its phenotype usually after the middle age, in other words it does not affect the reproduction chance of the individual.
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Answer by dances_with_unicorns1955 There are a number of genes which cause Parkinson’s. Many of the autosomal dominant genes are non-working, so the individual does not have the disease.
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Courtesy of www.medstores.net – Patients talk about diagnosis and living with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is best described as a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer’s motor skills, speech, and other functions. Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, postural abnormalities, gait abnormalities, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and a loss of physical movement (akinesia) in extreme cases. The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the midbrain (specifically the substantia nigra). Secondary symptoms may include high level cognitive dysfunction and subtle language problems. PD is both chronic and progressive. PD is the most common cause of chronic progressive parkinsonism, a term which refers to the syndrome of tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. PD is also called “primary parkinsonism” or “idiopathic PD” (classically meaning having no known cause). While many forms of parkinsonism are idiopathic, “secondary” cases may result from toxicity most notably of drugs, head trauma, or other medical disorders. The disease is named after English apothecary James Parkinson, who made a detailed description of the disease in his essay “An … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by B D: Cramping and Parkinsons Disease?
I have parkinson’s disease with the only symptom being tremors in my left hand and arm. I have started getting severe cramping in my calves. Does this cramping have anything to do with Parkinson’s? I am on no medications for the Parkinson’s.
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Answer by Kate I recommend you to see —-> http://bit.ly/ctfNVE
I hope that will resolve your problem
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Take a look at this video on parkinson’s disease causes and then add a comment below to let me know what you think.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton spoke to Maggie Rodriguez about a new study that links Ibuprofen to a reduced risk of Parkinson’s Disease and the theories that support the preliminary findings. Video Rating: 5 / 5
