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April 11th is World Parkinson’s Day.
Perhaps for many people, Parkinson’s disease is unfamiliar, and even many people always associate it with Alzheimer’s disease , which is what we often call Alzheimer’s to confuse.
However, this common neurological disorder in older adults has also been seen in younger adults in recent years.
According to the data: In my country, 1 in 100 people over the age of 55 has Parkinson’s disease. There are more than 2 million people with Kinson’s disease, and this number is expected to reach 5 million by 2030.
All of us may become 1/100 of them, so it is extremely important to have a more scientific understanding of this disease.
Parkinson’s, not Alzheimer’s
Because both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are related Similar symptoms, and they are all high in the elderly group, so many young people always confuse these two diseases.
But in fact, the two are not the same disease. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disease, and Alzheimer’s is not a neurological disease. are fundamentally different.
Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s have significant differences in symptoms, treatment and prognosis.
First, the symptoms are different
Parkinson’s will show early motor symptoms, such as< strong>bradykinesia or slowness, etc., while its non-motor symptoms include anxiety, insomnia, and constipation.
These non-motor symptoms are very difficult to distinguish, so many patients are difficult to detect early and miss the best treatment period.
The early symptoms of Alzheimer’s mainly include cognitive impairment and memory loss, and their motor symptoms are mainly to There is only in the later stage, and there is basically no early stage, so the symptoms of the two are still different in the early stage.
Second, the treatment and prognosis are different
Parkinson’s disease can be treated in advance if it is detected at an early stage. The effect is better than Alzheimer’s.
Medical treatment of Parkinson’s disease is superior to Alzheimer’s even in advanced stages. In terms of prognosis, Parkinson’s prognosis is also better than Alzheimer’s.
Third, the pathogenesis is different
So far, the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease and its pathogenesis have not been get a firm conclusion. According to current medical data, Parkinson’s disease may be caused by genetic, environmental, and age-related factors.
Alzheimer’s dementia, the current medical research shows that its pathogenesis has a great relationship with the patient’s age and living habits.
Do I need surgery if I have Parkinson’s disease?
Whether Parkinson’s disease needs surgery should be decided based on the patient’s condition, as well as the patient’s own constitution and disease symptoms.
If the patient has no effect after some other symptomatic treatments, or the patient has entered an advanced stage and the symptoms are more severe, then under the guidance of a doctor, take brain therapy. surgical methods of deep electrical stimulation and neuronuclei destruction.
However, surgery is not the first choice for Parkinson’s disease, and it is only a supplementary treatment.
For patients with Parkinson’s disease, there are other treatments available, such as drug therapy, physical rehabilitation, and more.
hand tremor is not necessarily Parkinson’s disease
The biggest symptom of Parkinson’s is hand tremor, but hand tremor It’s not enough to decide whether you have Parkinson’s.
For example, essential tremor, usually manifested as tremors when holding things, such as serving bowls, picking vegetables with chopsticks, reading newspapers, etc. The movement doesn’t get too slow.
The disease has a long history and a slow progression, most patients are several years old at the time of discovery, and a considerable number of patients often present with < strong>Shaking head tremors.
However, it is worth noting that although hand tremors are unlikely to be Parkinson’s, essential tremors are 5 times more likely to develop Parkinson’s than normal people .
If there is a long-term tremor, such as aggravation, expansion, slow movement, etc., you need to be alert to whether you have Parkinson’s disease and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
References:
[1] PENG Shuangshuang, LUO Yongjie. Influence of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease on the daily living ability of patients[J].Modern Clinical Medicine,2022,48(02):85-88.
< p data-track="75">【2】Liu Wang, Zhao Hong, Xia Zhaoyun, Liu Huiying, Lu Zhengyu. Research progress on pathological evolution of Parkinson’s disease[J]. Neurological Injury and Functional Reconstruction, 2022, 17(03):148-151.