2. DISCOVERY:
Parkinson was discovered in 1817 by a
British physician named James Parkinson. Its
main cause occurs in the
brainstem, specifically in the substantiate
nigra, where dopamine normally occurs.
Dopamine is essential for movements to be
performed in a fast, effective and
harmonious. Parkinson's occurs in a
degeneration of the substantiate nigra and
other brainstem nuclei, with characteristic
inclusions in cells called Lewy bodies.
3. KIND OF DISEASE:
It is a disease of the nervous system which manifests
mediantes these symptoms:
1-Resting tremor.
2-Muscular hypertonia (muscle stiffness).
3-Bradykinesia (slowness of voluntary and involuntary
movements, but mostly trouble starting and finishing
them).
Loss of postural reflexes.
The tremor at rest is found in 85% of people who
contract this disease. The lack of facial
expression, decreased eyelid and arm movement when
walking round the clinical picture to that disease.
4. NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS
This disease not only affects physical form as in the hand tremor or
loss of reflexes, but also affect the mental health of the person with
symptoms such as depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep disturbances
or sensory disturbances.
5. DIAGNOSTIC:
The diagnosis of Parkinson's
disease is based on symptoms
presented by patients, rather
than on the results of a
complementary exploration. It is
difficult diagnosis in typical
cases, in which the patient has
the classic signs of
tremor, rigidity and slowness of
movement. However, in the
initial stages, the diagnosis can
be difficult.
6. TREATMENTS:
Treating Parkinson's
disease is to enhance or
at least maintain or
extend the functionality
of the patient for as long
as possible. At
present, treatment can
be of three types:
pharmacological, surgica
l and rehabilitation.
7. DRUG TREATMENT:
Many of the symptoms characteristic of
Parkinson's disease are due to a deficiency of
dopamine in the brain, but the supply of this
neurotransmitter to the patient in order to replace
depleted not effective, because dopamine can not
pass the torrent blood to the brain. Therefore, the
drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
using other ways to temporarily restore dopamine
in said body or that mimic the actions of the same.
8. SURGICAL TREATMENT:
Parkinson surgery is performed through a lesion
or with profound stimulation techniques (the
thalamus, the subthalamus or pale). Currently, the
most commonly used stimulation techniques.
However, not all patients are good candidates for
surgery Parkinson. Surgical treatment is indicated
when motor symptoms (tremor, abnormal gait or
stiffness) can not be improved sufficiently with the
drug treatment.
9. REHABILITADOR TREATMENT:
Rehabilitation treatment through physical therapy
aims to maintain own motor symptoms of
Parkinson's disease, working towards the best
possible physical condition of the patient within
the characteristic clinical picture of the disease.
This is especially rehabilitation treatment by
massage practiced by a specialist.
10. FAMOUS WITH PARKINSON:
Mohammed Ali The confirmation of one of the largest, if not the
most, suffering Parkinson Boxing, came after his retirement in 1981, after
leaving behind glorious memories of stringing. Thereafter, the former
boxer has had several appearances, as in the 1996 Atlanta
Olympics, where he noticed the progress of the disease.
Salvador Dalí. The September 11, 1980, the Spanish newspaper El
País, announced in its pages the painter Salvador Dali was a victim of a
degenerative and irreversible, whose symptoms correspond to Parkinson's
disease. Another symptom that seems to confirm it is 'agitated
depression', which detonates moments of euphoria, and great activity.
Juan Pablo II The leader of the Catholic Church began to show signs of
the disease in 1992, but the Vatican has never confirmed what thereafter
was evident, however, this disease was not the primary cause of death in
2005.
