Parkinson’s disease, the world’s fastest growing neurological status, is often immersed in mystery beyond its specific shock.
According to Parkinson’s UK, despite being the second most common neurodynative disorder after Alzheimer’s, despite affecting 153,000 people after Alzheimer, a significant knowledge difference persists about its broader symptoms and effects.
This lack of awareness is comedian Billy Connoli, actor Michael J. Fox is also present with high-profile figures such as singers Neil Diamond and Linda Ronstad, and Rock Star Ozy Osbourne.
Speaking to Mark World Parkinson Day on 11 April, Helpline Service Manager Jennifer Taylor at Parkinson’s UK says: “We know that more people are being diagnosed with Parkinson than before-this is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world that has no cure.
“But with more than 40 different symptoms, it is often misunderstood and affects people in various ways.”
She states that the situation develops when brain cells produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in motor control stops functioning.
“Parkinson’s is a complex, progressive and incurable position,” she says. “We don’t yet know why dopamine-productive cells die, but factors such as genetics, environment and lifestyle can all contribute to the possibility of development of Parkinson.”
Many symptoms of the situation range from shivering to anxiety, and Taylor explains: “While more famous symptoms are related to movement, early signs can be very subtle, and people can see changes like feelings of feelings of smell, sleep, or feelings of depression before paying attention to any movement issues.”
And a advisory neurologist Dr. of Wellington Hospital (HCA Healthcare UK). Bal Ethwal says: “As a progressive situation, Parkinson’s can significantly affect the quality of life and reduce life expectancy, but with treatment, the chances of affecting life expectancy may decrease.”
He says that although most people with Parkinson’s are over 70, but a diagnosis may come at any age. The rate of progression of the disease varies from a person to another, but it can be effectively managed through drug, lifestyle changes, rehabilitation and some cases, through surgery. But he emphasizes: “It is important that Parkinson’s disease is properly diagnosed, and effective treatment is added.”
But what are the initial symptoms of the situation? What experts say here …
1. Pain
A wide variety of pain can be an early symptom of Parkinson’s, and Athawal says: “Some patients develop pain, which often unexplained for some time before being diagnosed.”
Taylor explains that such pain may include musculoscalel pain affecting bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons or nerves; Neuropathic pain from nerve damage; Disconnect pain due to continuous muscle cramps or cramps; And central pain, when the paths that control sensation and pain in the brain, brain and spinal cord are not functioning properly.
2. Worry
The early stages of Parkinson can cause anxiety, and Taylor says: “Constant feelings of anxiety may lead to social avoidance and sometimes anxiety attacks.” Evidence suggests that mindfulness, attention and exercise can help manage anxiety.
3. Trouble with balance
Postral instability, or difficulty in balance, can be a challenging movement associated with Parkinson’s. “It can cause fall and people can lose their confidence as a result, with concerns about going out in public,” says Taylor.
However, Ethwal says: “The problems of walking can occur with imbalance, and may have a tendency to fall, but it develops in a more advanced disease.”
4. Rigidness
People with Parkinson often report tightness in their organs, say Taylor, who suggests that this hardness may occur on one or both sides of the body, contributes to the low boundary of speed. “It can lead to problems with pain or pain in the affected muscles and/or other more visible signals, such as your arm does not swing as you walk,” she explains.
5. Lose your feeling of smell
A low sense of smell is often an early sign of Parkinson’s, and Taylor says that you can lose a sense of smell even for many years or decades before the diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
6. Sleep and fatigue trouble
Brain changes associated with Parkinson can cause sleep issues, and some people have problems in sleeping long before the development of symptoms of movement.
Ethwal says: “Sleep problem such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome and REM sleep behavior disorder can occur – a situation in which a person acts in dreams by making movements or noise.”
Fatigue also affects half the people with Parkinson, and Taylor says: “You can feel quite energetic one day and then tired to do much from the next, no matter how relax you.”
7. to tremble
Ethwal says that Tremore is one of the most common symptoms of Parkinson’s, and is usually seen in the upper limbs, usually when a hand is used when a hand is used.
Taylor says: “The trembling is mostly at rest, and it decreases during sleep or when the body part is actively used. For example, your hand may still tremble while sitting, but this symptom can disappear when you join hands with someone.”
The tramore usually starts asymmetrically and occurs in the hands, but can also appear in other parts of the body, including the lower lip, jaw or legs. She says: “Some people report an internal shock, sensation of an invisible shock inside the chest, abdomen or limbs.”
8. Depression
A person with Parkinson can experience depression at any time before diagnosis. Taylor says: “Symptoms of depression may come and go, but can also accelerate both the movement and cognitive symptoms of Parkinson’s.”
9. Small handwriting and movement lethargy
Micrographia – small, tight handwriting – is often an initial symptom of Parkinson, says experts. “The words can be crowded simultaneously, while the size of your handwriting can be small because you continue to write,” says Taylor.
And Ethwal says: “There is also a lethargy of movement – it can be quite subtle at first, but people can complain about their handwriting, or maybe small factors such as fastening button and zip can be difficult.”
10. Reduced facial expressions
Facial masking, also known as hypommia, is an early Parkinson’s symptom that can make it difficult for others to explain your mood. “People can assume that you are sad or upset and it may be disappointed that it is constantly asked what is wrong when you are feeling right,” says Taylor. “Smiling facial muscles at hard or slow pace makes it difficult to grow your eyebrows or otherwise express our feelings, how we communicate, an important part of it.”
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