How to recognize early symptoms of Parkinson's disease

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease in the middle-aged and the elderly, which usually occurs after the age of 60. How to recognize the early symptoms of Parkinson's disease? Let me learn from you today.

How to recognize early symptoms of Parkinson's disease

One: let the patient side of the limb movement, such as a hand clenching and loose fist, can cause the other side of the limb trembling.

Second, let the patient move the other limb, which can make the muscle stiffness of the tested limb more obvious; let the patient lie on his back, when the pillow under his head is removed quickly, the head often does not fall quickly, but slowly; Let the patients put their elbows on the table, make their forearms perpendicular to the table, and let their two arms and wrist muscles relax as much as possible. In normal people, the wrist joint and forearm flexion is about 90 degrees, while in Parkinson's patients, the wrist joint remains more or less straight, which is very similar to the road signs erected on the railway, which is called "road sign phenomenon".

Third, the patient's lower limbs drag when walking, the pace becomes smaller than before, and it is difficult to start. The swing of upper limbs decreases or disappears completely when walking; when turning, the patient usually takes continuous small steps to make the trunk and head turn together.

matters needing attention

Generally speaking, Parkinson's patients with limb tremor as early symptoms, because of its characteristics, easy to cause the attention of patients and their families, often go to see a doctor and be diagnosed early; When the early symptoms are muscle stiffness or dyskinesia, because the patient's spirit, intelligence and speech are normal, and the patient's age is older, the patient and his family often think it is a natural manifestation of aging and do not go to see a doctor, so the diagnosis is delayed.