Parkinson's Disease Research Paper
"Shaking Palsy" has been around for a very long time. Today, we call it Parkinsons disease. Parkinsons was mentioned in an ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda, under the name Kampavata. The name later changed to Shaking Palsy by a well known physician- Galen. He spread the idea of this common disease through Western medical literature in 175 AD. After hundreds of years, a London doctor, by the name of James Parkinson, wrote a very detailed essay, which became the first modern attempt to recognize this common disorder. Long story short, the name Parkinsons derived from an appreciative scholar whom studied Doctor James Parkinson and found that credit should be given, which explains the modern name- Parkinsons Disease.
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Dopamine is a hormone released that affects the body in many ways, such as, one's mood, but in
this case its effect on one's movement involved. Manind has not yet found the root cause behind the Dopamine definciency. Many symptoms have been recorded to fall under Parkinsons, but occasionally differ amongst genders. Although a lot of research has been done, Parkinsons diseases is still not fully …show more content…
In 1960, the first treatment created to tend to Parkinsons was name Levodopa, although being the first medicine to treat this disease, it became not only the "golden standard of treatment" amongst this disease but all across the board. To this day, Levodopa is considered to be the best of the best. Diagnosis usually begins with the victim recogniziing a difference in motion in concern to its fluidity then medicine is issued to control or suppress its symptoms.
Myasthenia Gravis is given many types of medicine, depending on the patient's age and health, extent of MG, tolerance to specific medications, as well as, the patient and doctor's opinion/perspective. Treatments are classified under neuromuscular transmission improvement, muscle strength improvement, or suppression of the production of abnormal antibodies. The diagnosis can be an EMG test (electromagnetic test), a test used to check electric activity withina
certain muscle or muscle group. Also, a simple blood test can be used to check for an "x" amount of antibodies present within one's blood sample. In over 85% of MG victims, have an abnormal antibody count in a simple blood
Myasthenia …show more content…
Dopamine is a hormone released that affects the body in many ways, such as, one's mood, but in
this case its effect on one's movement involved. Manind has not yet found the root cause behind the Dopamine definciency. Many symptoms have been recorded to fall under Parkinsons, but occasionally differ amongst genders. Although a lot of research has been done, Parkinsons diseases is still not fully …show more content…
In 1960, the first treatment created to tend to Parkinsons was name Levodopa, although being the first medicine to treat this disease, it became not only the "golden standard of treatment" amongst this disease but all across the board. To this day, Levodopa is considered to be the best of the best. Diagnosis usually begins with the victim recogniziing a difference in motion in concern to its fluidity then medicine is issued to control or suppress its symptoms.
Myasthenia Gravis is given many types of medicine, depending on the patient's age and health, extent of MG, tolerance to specific medications, as well as, the patient and doctor's opinion/perspective. Treatments are classified under neuromuscular transmission improvement, muscle strength improvement, or suppression of the production of abnormal antibodies. The diagnosis can be an EMG test (electromagnetic test), a test used to check electric activity withina
certain muscle or muscle group. Also, a simple blood test can be used to check for an "x" amount of antibodies present within one's blood sample. In over 85% of MG victims, have an abnormal antibody count in a simple blood