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Parkinson's - Coggle Diagram
Parkinson's
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Treatment: no cure, treatments are highly individualized
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Pharm: dopamine receptor agonist, dopamine increasing drugs, drugs the prevent dopamine breakdown, anticholinergics
nonpharm: Support groups, nutrition, exercise, education
Surgery: thalamotomy or pallidotomy(rare is USA) Deep brain stimulation is also used with implanted electrodes to help counteract abnormal nerve signals
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S&S/complications
autonomic: excessive saliva, sweating, and sebaceous gland secretion. Later dysphagia, constipation, sexual dysfunction, and incontinence
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Movement: Begins with tremors in the extremities progressing to rigidity, bradykinesia, altered gait, altered reflexes, jerky movement, flat speech and mask like face
Cause
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Various factors can play a part in neurodegradation resulting in dysfunction neurons in the substantia nigra which supply dopamine to the corpus striatum. This lack of dopamine is thought to be the driving factor in idiopathic Parkinson's.
Diagnosis: no specific test, diagnosed by a neurologist based off of history of S&S, neuro/physical exam, ruling out other factors and response to PD drugs