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What unites the artist Salvador Dali, actor Michael J Fox, boxer Mohammed Ali, musician Ozzy Osbourne and Pope John Paul II? Medical diagnosis. All of them, along with another 10 million people around the world, suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Briefly about the disease and details of its complex treatment – read right now in the article of MediGlobus.
READ IN ARTICLE:
Causes of Parkinson’s Disease
First symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
RANC treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Medical treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease
The chances of recovering from Parkinson’s disease
PARKINSON’S DISEASE: CAUSES, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, slowly progressing degenerative disease of the nervous system, affecting the motor functioning resulting in slowness of movement and difficulty in walking.
The first reference to this disease is mentioned in 175 AD. Ancient Roman physician Claudius Galen dedicated his work “On trembling, pulsation, convulsions and tremor”, in which he described the symptoms of the disease and the proposed treatment. The first study of the disease was conducted by the English physician James Parkinson in 1817. It formed the basis of his “Essay on the trembling paralysis”, later on disease was named by the name of the doctor.
Nowadays – Parkinson’s disease is the second most common age-related neurological disease after Alzheimer’s and one of the most mysterious pathologies. The causes of Parkinson’s disease are still being studied, and the methods of treatment are being improved.
REASONS FOR PARKINSON DISEASE: WHAT NEW STUDY SHOWS US
According to the US portal http://www.parkinson.org, modern research is focused on trying to identify and find genes (or a combination of genes) that lead to Parkinson’s disease. To date, mutation have been found in 4 genes, which are directly related to the disease. The researchers found that these mutations lead to the death of dopamine neurons.
Dopamine is not only a hormone of happiness. It is also a neurotransmitter and is responsible for the motor activity of a person. The loss of 70-80% of the neurons that release dopamine leads to movement disruption and tremors in the limbs.
According to the news site https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com dated May 2, 2018, the journal Neurology published a description of the latest study of the disease “Mild TBI and risk of Parkinson’s disease” / A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study. Its results say that craniocerebral trauma, in particular a concussion can increase the risk of a man’s Parkinson’s disease by 50%.
SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
The first symptom of the disease is the trembling of one hand at rest. People often do not give attention to light tremor, writing it off for fatigue, personal experiences, excessive emotional stress etc.
Parkinson’s disease develops slowly, with time both hands and head begin to tremble. When a person is worried about something, the tremor becomes stronger, while in ordinary cases it can completely go to rest.
SIGNS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
The disease is often diagnosed in men over 60 years of age. Women are affected by Parkinson’s disease 1.5 times less often. At first, the illness proceeds almost asymptomatically. As the disease develops, its clear signs begin to appear.
The main signs of Parkinson’s disease:
- slowness and limited movements: the patient can be frozen for a long time in an uncomfortable position;
- shuffling gait;
- the face becomes frozen, emotionless;
- speech becomes quiet, monotonous;
- muscle tone increases: slightly bent arms and legs, stoop, forward head;
- difficulty of movement: it is difficult for a person to start moving and difficult to stop; it is difficult to maintain balance;
- the skin becomes oily; salivation increases;
- sweating intensifies; decreased sense of smell;
- constipation occurs; problems with urination;
- there is a gradual total loss of control over the body.
METHODS OF TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE BY A NEW RANC METHOD
One of the modern methods of treating this neurological disease is the RANC (The Restoration Of The Activity Of Nerve Centers) method. Its main goal is to restore the activity of nerve centers. After the course of RANC procedures, the patient’s ability to control his own movements returns, the tremor in the limbs becomes lesser and eventually disappears.
The author of the RANC method is the Russian neurologist A.A Ponomarenko. He assumes that dopamine neurons (those that are responsible for the motor functions of a person) do not perish, but only as much as possible reduce their activity under the influence of certain factors and thus cease to perform their functions.
Treatment of Parkinson’s disease by the RANC method involves the injection of 5% ANALGIN to the patient in all the painful areas of the trapezius muscles, as they correspond to the areas of the brain with impaired functions. A short pain from the procedure starts in the brain a process that restarts the work of dopamine neurons thus resume the production of dopamine.
The new RANC method quickly became popular in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in Russia, as it shows good results in a short time – often patients are prescribed 2-3 procedures within 6 weeks.
MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
As we have already said, “trembling paralysis” causes a shortage of dopamine in the brain. Consequently, the drugs are aimed at simulating the functions of this neurotransmitter. Dopaminergic drugs help reduce muscle tone, improve coordination of movements, reduce tremor in the head and limbs.
The most common drugs for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease are:
- Levodopa is the first and most effective remedy against Parkinson’s. The effect of this substance is due to its transformation into dopamine directly in the central nervous system, which fills up its deficiency and subsequently eliminates the symptoms of the disease.
- Segeline is an inhibitor that promotes longer dopamine exposure to the brain.
- Anticholinergic drugs block the nerve impulses that control the movement of muscles. It is most effective for patients older than 70 years with severe tremor and drooling.
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PARKINSON DISEASE
When the disease is rapidly progressing and for patient its difficult to move, talk, work and live a full life, the specialists recommend and discuss with the patients other possibilities of conducting a surgical intervention.
The most modern surgical method for treating Parkinson’s disease is deep brain stimulation (DBS). The procedure involves the introduction of special electrodes into the brain, which create electrical impulses.
Stimulation of specific brain regions with impaired functions by electrical impulses relieves the patient from tremors, regains control over the body and emotions.
PARKINSON’S DISEASE – CHANCES OF RECOVERY
Despite the existence of effective modern methods of treating Parkinson’s disease, yet the disease can not be cured 100%.
Carefully chosen treatment can improve the quality of life of the patient, give him the opportunity to control movement, speech and emotions.
Remember, Parkinson’s disease is no longer a “trembling paralysis”.
Yes, this is a complex and mysterious neurological disease.
But it is treatable.
New methods of treatment of Parkinson’s disease help to eliminate the symptoms of ailment for a long time and bring back the joy of life to the patient.
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