Ways To Manage Parkinson Disease
Who Gets Affected By Parkinson Disease
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Parkinson Disease Surgery
Parkinson Disease is an Idiopathic, Chronic, Progressive, Degenerative disorder of basal ganglia or nigrostriatal pathway .Parkinson disease is a brain disorder.Parkinson disease occurs when certain nerve cells (neurons) in substantia nigra(a part of brain) die or become impaired. These cells produce a vital chemical known as dopamine which allows smooth, coordinated function of the body's muscles and movement. When approx. 80% of these nerve cells(dopamine producing cells) are damaged, the symptoms of Parkinson disease appear.
Parkinson disease symptoms
Symptoms of parkinson disease are :
Most patients with Parkinson Disease experiance some variations in their symptoms throughout the day.
Parkinson Disease Surgery
Parkinson
disease characterized by progressive increasing stiffness all
over body, tremor in limbs with difficulty in
walking is no more incurable. These patients can be benefited by stereotactic
Neurosurgery. Parkinson disease usually starts at old
age and slowly progresses over a period of time. Tremor Surgery
and stiffness increases, voice becomes slow, walking becomes more and
more difficult and ultimately patient has to lead a totally disabled and
bedridden life. Parkinson disease is caused by imbalance of chemical Dopamine
in the brain, which causes overactivity of deep-seated nuclei of brain.
Medicine like Levadopa has a role in initial stage of parkinson disease only. As parkinson disease progresses requirement of medicine increases and patient develops troublesome side effects of medicine like abnormal movements, ghabarahat, pain and tonic contraction of limbs and gradually medicines no more help the patient.
With the help of Stereotactic Neurosurgery parkinson disease patients can be effectively treated. There are two types of stereotactic procedures available to treat these patients worldwide.
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