How does Parkinson's disease die later

Update Date: 2024-10-02 Source: Network

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease. It is common in the elderly. The average age of onset is about 60 years old. It is rare in young people under 40 years old. Parkinson's disease itself is not a fatal disease, generally does not affect life expectancy. With the continuous innovation and improvement of its treatment methods and level, more and more patients can maintain a high level of motor function and quality of life for life. Of course, if patients do not get timely and reasonable treatment, it is easy to lead to a decline in physical function, or even life can not take care of themselves, and finally there are various complications, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, or may lead to death. How to die in the later stage of Parkinson's disease.

How does Parkinson's disease die later

One: infection is a complication that poses a threat to Parkinson's disease. General respiratory tract infection and fever will aggravate the symptoms of the disease.

Second, due to the low immune function, the patients often have colds, and they are also prone to bronchitis, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, etc. the patients who are bedridden in the late stage completely lose the ability to take care of themselves, can't stand up and sit independently, and even can't turn over on their own. In addition, they are malnourished, and their skin is compressed, which often leads to bedsores.

Third: pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia and heart failure are common complications of late patients, which can eventually lead to death.

matters needing attention

Frequent urination (prostate disease) is often the reason for Parkinson's disease (tremor paralysis) patients to seek medical treatment, especially frequent urination at night (prostate disease) brings many troubles to patients. Male patients often complicated with prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), can lead to dysuria. Female patients due to poor conditioning, urine and feces immersion, can cause repeated urinary tract infection until renal function damage. Infection and sepsis are the important causes of late death.