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Parkinson's disease (symptoms (difficulty (eating, writing, speaking),…
Parkinson's disease
risk factors
old age
symptoms
shuffling walk
slow movement
difficulty balance
reduced ability
tremor
difficulty
eating
writing
speaking
rigidity
decline in intellectual funtions and depression
prevention
is no proven way to prevent
treatment
aims at restoring the deficiency in dopamine
speech therapy occupational therapy and surgery
is drug therapy
definition
affects the part of the brain that is involved in the execution of movement
results from a deficiency in dopamine
progressive
prognosis
if untreated , it leades to total disability
treatments depends on the patient's response
cause
is not known
dopamine= neurotrasmitter (influences movement)