Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that continues to worsen over a period of years with the muscles affected. In the early stages, the symptoms may be trembling hands. Besides that, this disease also forms slowing motor movements. This disease cannot be fully cured, but the doctor may give medication for symptoms. In some cases, you need to have surgery to reduce symptoms.
Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Everyone may have different signs and symptoms from each other. In the early stages, symptoms can be vague and not very clear. They can start from one side of the body and then affect the whole body. Signs and symptoms when the disease begins to become serious are:
- Non-filling hands or fingers are the initial symptoms. People who first make changes or people on fine motor movements (for example when buttoning clothes). Vibration occurs in one or two hands, especially at rest
- Stiff muscles
- Movement slows down gradually
- Walking difficulties (main when starting)
- Difficulty swallowing
- Balance problems
- Often lose facial expressions and have difficulty speaking and writing.
- Maybe there are still others that are not mentioned above. If you need to ask about this sign, consult your doctor.
What causes parkinsonism?
Some nerve cells (neurons) in the brain slowly die. Lack of neurons that produce chemicals called dopamine can cause effects of abnormalities in the brain that affect motor, resulting in Parkinson's disease. The cause of neuron deficiency is now unclear. However, scientists assume that the following factors are related to disease:
- Genes: scientists discovered that genes can cause Parkinson's disease.
- Environment: exposure to hazardous substances or polluting environments may cause Parkinson's disease, but there is no official conclusion.
- There is a Lewy and A-synuclein body in Lewy body: this is a substance in brain cells that can cause Parkinson's disease.