A CCORDING TO THE A MERICAN A SSOCIATION OF N EUROLOGICAL S URGEONS : Pope John Paul IIMuhammad Ali American Association of Neurological Surgeons

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Kelley McCormack P ARKINSON ’ S D ISEASE

W HAT IS P ARKINSON ’ S D ISEASE ? NINDS 1 DEFINES IT AS A MOTOR SYSTEMS DISORDER, WHICH OCCURS DUE TO THE LOSS OF DOPAMINE - PRODUCING BRAIN CELLS IN THE SUBSTANTIA NIGRA. I T IS A DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISEASE, MEANING THE DISEASE INCREASES IN SEVERITY OVER TIME. 2 1.National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 2.Parkinson’s Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

S YMPTOMS : T REMORS R IGIDITY B RADYKINESIA /A KINESIA P OSTURAL I NSTABILITY C OMPLICATIONS : H ALLUCINATIONS S WALLOWING DIFFICULTIES D EMENTIA D EPRESSION S LEEP D ISORDERS U RINARY PROBLEMS R EDUCED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS S IMPLE TASK A BILITY DISAPPEARS T REATMENTS : C ONVENTIONAL H OLISTIC

S YMPTOMS T REMORS HANDS AND ARMS LEGS JAWS FACE R IGIDITY S TIFFNESS OF LIMBS AND UPPER BODY CANNOT STAND UP STRAIGHT B RADYKINESIA SLOW MOVEMENT SHUFFLING GAIT AS THEY WALK A KINESIA LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY ( SUCH AS A MUSCLE ) P OSTURAL I NSTABILITY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN B ALANCE Parkinson’s Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

C OMPLICATIONS D AILY L IVING DIFFICULTY FEEDING, DRESSING, OR BATHING THEMSELVES D EMENTIA D EPRESSION /A NXIETY F ATIGUE H ALLUCINATIONS P ERSONALITY CHANGES R EDUCED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS S EXUAL DIFFICULTIES S LEEP DISTURBANCES S PEECH IMPAIRMENTS S WALLOWING DIFFICULTIES CHOKING POSSIBILITIES DROOLING ISSUES U RINARY /B OWEL C OMPLICATIONS V ISION I SSUES C HRONIC D RY E YE G LAUCOMA W EIGHT L OSS Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients & Families

T REATMENTS TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS C ONVENTIONAL T REATMENTS P HARMACEUTICAL D OPAMINE AGONISTS (R EQUIP ) ACTIVATE DOPAMINE RECEPTORS DIRECTLY L EVODOPA (L- DOPA ) MOST EFFECTIVE FEWEST SHORT - TERM EFFECTS S URGICAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION L ESIONING T ISSUE T RANSPLANTATION H OLISTIC T REATMENTS A LTERNATIVE M EDICINE T RADITIONAL C HINESE M EDICINE H ERBAL M EDICINE H OMEOPATHY /N ATUROPATHY R ELAXATION, M EDITATION, & STRESS REDUCTION P HYSICAL T HERAPY D IETARY C HANGES H ERBAL & V ITAMIN T HERAPY C OENZYME Q 10 (C O Q-10) V ITAMINS C, E, D, B- COMPLEX C REATINE A MERICAN A SSOCIATION OF N EUROLOGICAL S URGEONS W HAT Y OUR D OCTOR M AY N OT T ELL Y OU ABOUT C URRENT M ANAGEMENT OF P ARKINSON ' S DISEASE P ARKINSON ’ S D ISEASE

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