What is Parkinson's disease

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What is Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease, also known as idiopathic Parkinson's disease, is a common neurodegenerative disease in the middle-aged and the elderly, and is also the most common extrapyramidal disease in the middle-aged and the elderly.

What is Parkinson's disease

First, dyskinesia is one of the most disabled characteristics of Parkinson's patients. It is mainly manifested as decreased movement, slow, clumsy, uncoordinated, writing smaller and smaller, fine action can not be completed, continuous action can not be completed, two kinds of action can not be done at the same time, difficult to start, unable to step, flustered gait, walking forward, broken step, etc.

Second: face ruthless, also known as facial paralysis, in fact, in this symptom, Parkinson's patients have to receive timely treatment, but often this will not be paid attention to, because the expressionless face can show that the person is in a bad mood or other reasons, but if there is such a situation at home, or should add greetings, lest it is really Parkinson's disease It's like this.

Third: tardiness. In the early stage, the fine movements of the upper limbs became slower. It's difficult to start when walking. Once you start, you lean forward. The pace is small and the faster you walk, so you can't stop in time. It's so difficult to turn around that you have to take several small steps in a row. This is typical Parkinson's disease.

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In addition to tremor and tardiness, patients may also have depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, cognitive impairment and other non motor symptoms. Fatigue is also a common non motor symptom of Parkinson's disease.