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