Skip to main content
Like
Create new Glog
previous
next
Email share
28 views | 0 likes | 0 reposts
To date, no know cure or treatment exists for halting the progression of PD. However, a wide range of therapies and medication can usually alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. PD will eventually lead to death.
Medications can help manage problems with walking, movement and tremor by increasing the brain's supply of dopamine. Taking dopamine itself is not helpful, because it is unable to enter your brain.
In most cases, primary symptoms include slow movements (bradykinesia), tremor, rigidity, and parkinsonian gait. Symptoms of Parkinson's usually begin on one side of the body.
The specific cause of PD is unknown, however, medical experts believe the symptoms are related to a chemical imbalance in the brain caused by brain-cell death.
Parkinson's Disease
Causes:
Prognosis:
Treatment:
Symptoms:
Medical Name:
Common Name:
