Tuesday, May 7, 2013

PARKINSON'S DISEASE



PARKINSON'S DISEASE:  When nerve-sell of the brain lost their activity for producing enough dopamine then you lost your body   movement called Parkinson's disease.


CAUSES: Genetics, Environmental trigger, living in a rural area, drinking well water, exposed to pesticides, herbicides, wood pulp mills, free radicals(when break down combination of oxygen),Dopamine's reduce, head injury with amnesia, some anti psychotic drug.
SYMPTOMS: Tremor, Slowed movement(bradykinesia), Rigid muscles ,Writing changes, Impaired posture, balance loss
,speech changes, automatic movements, wearing off, complication ,anxiety, depression, slow blinking, No expression in the
face, drooling, muscle aches and pain, Dementia, fainting, memory loss, Hallucination.
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Mattes Dementia Rating (MDRS) scale.
MEDICATION: 1)Levodopa work: It replace the dopamine which lost in Parkinson side-effect : confusion, moods swings,
psychological changes, sleeping, fainting, dizziness.
2) Dopamine agonists work: Good effect on the symptom of Parkinson side-effect: Nausea and vomiting, headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, sleepiness, low blood pressure.
PREVENTIVE DIETS: Tea(green and black), apples, red wine, and oranges/orange juice anthocyanins, ,  
(22 percent lower risk)
, Antioxidants(leafy green vegetables, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots,
garlic, red kidney, beans, pinto beans, blue berries, cranberries, strawberries, plums,
DIET CONTROL: Salt, limit sugar, cholesterol

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