Parkinson's Disease – A Quick Guide
Author: James Hunaban

Here we are discussing a disease that around fifty thousand
Americans are diagnosed with every year. That disease is
Parkinson's disease. Usually its people over 60 that are
diagnosed with this, but people can get it before the age of
40. Once you get over the age of about 60, Parkinson's will be
on the radar of doctors when new symptoms appear that are
indicative of the disease. According to one piece of research
Parkinsons is more prevalent in men than in women.

This disease is an incurable disease affecting the patient's
nervous system where the neuro-transmitters inside the brain
start to malfunction, causing shaking in the body and limbs
that gets progressively more pronounced as time goes by. Other
symptoms include slowing of movement and rigidity of muscles.
Non-tremor symptoms of Parkinson's can include relative
immobility of body sections particularly the face which can be
seen as a blank look or mask-like lack of expression. When
brain cells deteriorate, one outcome is Parkinson's disease

This degenerative disorder is not passed genetically, nor is it
contagious and very little information is known about what
causes this condition. Having said all that, Parkinson's has
been known to be brought on by severe drug abuse or certain
types of head injury. Strangely, according to research,
cigarette smokers appear to have less of a chance of developing
Parkinson's disease, which has led experts to believe the
probability that nicotine has some protective qualities against
the fluctuations caused by Parkinson's disease. So smoking has a
benefit after all.

The latest news is that new treatments for Parkinson's disease
are at the leading edge of current studies, with experiments
being carried out with stem cells and gene therapy.

The diagnosis of Parkinson's is a distressing time for any
patient and anybody close to them. As a progressive condition,
patients suffering with the condition have to come to terms
with the fact that there is no hope of recovery, but rather a
gradual process of loss of movement and co-ordination. An early
diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is vital to the patient being
able to keep some independence, and a decent quality of life
for a reasonable length of time.


About The Author: James Hunaban is the owner of
http://parkinsons-disease.health-info4u.com/ a site full of
Parkinson's Disease information.