Parkinson's Disease
Published on Nov 29, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What is Parkinson's disese
- A progressive disease of the nervous system
- Marked by tremor, muscular rigidly, and slow imprecise movement
- Chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people
- It can Cripple you causing a small range of motion
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How is Parkinson's disease caused
- Caused by progressive impairment or deterioration of the nerve cells
- When functioning normally these neurons produce a vital brain chemical
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WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
- THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
- THEIR ARE MEDICATIONS TO HELP CONTROL THESE SYMPTOMS
- THE MOST KNOWN MEDICATION INCREASES' THE LEVELS OF DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN
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WHAT IS DOPAMINE
- IT IS A NEUROTRANSMITTER CHEMICAL
- RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS IN BETWEEN THE NERVE CELLS OF THE BRAIN
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