Parkinson's Disease Secondary Symptoms

SLOWNESS OF THOUGHT

DEPRESSION

POSTURAL DEFORMITY

URINARY DYSFUNCTION CONSTIPATION

SLEEP DISORDERS

DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING OR CHEWING

SKIN PROBLEMS

EMOTIONAL CHANGES

MEMORY LOSS

despair sadness gloom unhappiness

caused by

loss of loved ones

feeling of not being useful anymore

the thought of getting closer to the end of life

when a person experiences dramatic alterations in emotions

mood swings highs and lows

disturbance in normal sleep pattern

irregular sleep

amnesia forgetfulness senility dementia

leads to

confusion and sense of frustration

for example a curved or crooked back

when the bodily position is not normal or correct

this makes eating more problematic

a change in diet

new eating habits must be adopted

at times this leads to malnutrition

this problems causes changes in daily life

this problem causes

practical difficulties which change daily life routine

physical discomfort and inconvenience

the need for help with going to the toilet

the person may need to use a diaper

psychological discomfort

inflamed skin

eczema

the brain reacts slowly to input

delay in answering questions

common to many disorders of the brain

Nerological term: bradyphrenia