Parkinson's Disease
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder associated with problems such as tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, and also muscle stiffness (Pinel, 2008). Its foundation is based on the implications made by James Parkinson, the founder of the brain disorder. Many symptoms can be described within this disorder and to some extent, some causes can able be defined. Treatment then becomes easier to invent or find as causes and symptoms are apparent. This research paper will attempt to discuss the various connections with Parkinson’s disease and make the entire picture visible. The main attempt of this research paper will be signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, the causes and brain mechanisms, and finally gold standard treatment.
Introduction
Parkinson’s disease affects millions of people around the world. It can affect up to one million people in the United States and almost six million people around the world (“National Parkinson Foundation”, 2010) It is a disorder that involves the lack of proper movement in individuals who are suffering Parkinson’s disease. It is a neurodegenerative disorder that induces a lack of dopamine in the neurons of the substantia nigra (Pinel, 2008; Dobkin, Rubino, Allen, Friedman, Gara, Mark, & Menza, 2012).
Some fact about Parkinson’s disease is that it is more prevalent in males than in females (Pinel, 2008) and also that the risk of developing the disease is greater with age (Glass, 2012). However, Glass (2012) also suggested that symptoms usually occur after the age of fifty but at least one in twenty people can be diagnosed with Parkinson’s under the age of forty. This section of the research paper will discuss the history of Parkinson’s disease with its founder James Parkinson.
Parkinson’s disease was named after its founder, James Parkinson, who was famous or well-known for his Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817. In this essay, he discussed the cases of paralysis agitans (Pfeiffer, Wszolek, & Ebadi,
Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder associated with problems such as tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, and also muscle stiffness (Pinel, 2008). Its foundation is based on the implications made by James Parkinson, the founder of the brain disorder. Many symptoms can be described within this disorder and to some extent, some causes can able be defined. Treatment then becomes easier to invent or find as causes and symptoms are apparent. This research paper will attempt to discuss the various connections with Parkinson’s disease and make the entire picture visible. The main attempt of this research paper will be signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, the causes and brain mechanisms, and finally gold standard treatment.
Introduction
Parkinson’s disease affects millions of people around the world. It can affect up to one million people in the United States and almost six million people around the world (“National Parkinson Foundation”, 2010) It is a disorder that involves the lack of proper movement in individuals who are suffering Parkinson’s disease. It is a neurodegenerative disorder that induces a lack of dopamine in the neurons of the substantia nigra (Pinel, 2008; Dobkin, Rubino, Allen, Friedman, Gara, Mark, & Menza, 2012).
Some fact about Parkinson’s disease is that it is more prevalent in males than in females (Pinel, 2008) and also that the risk of developing the disease is greater with age (Glass, 2012). However, Glass (2012) also suggested that symptoms usually occur after the age of fifty but at least one in twenty people can be diagnosed with Parkinson’s under the age of forty. This section of the research paper will discuss the history of Parkinson’s disease with its founder James Parkinson.
Parkinson’s disease was named after its founder, James Parkinson, who was famous or well-known for his Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817. In this essay, he discussed the cases of paralysis agitans (Pfeiffer, Wszolek, & Ebadi,