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Alzheimer disease develops in phases, slowly but surely destroying memory, cause, decision, verbal communication and ultimately the capability to bear out even easy tasks. In the end phases of the illness, patients be converted into totally confused and should rely on the care of their most basic needs.

Alzheimer's Disease

Persons with Alzheimer are unable to find their cognitive capacity as their brain cells are attacked and damaged by a development of proteins in the brain. The symptoms Alzheimer disease, get worse with each period and therefore does the essential amount of care. The reason for the care is since the people with Alzheimer’s cognitive capabilities are quickly declining by the moment he or she is in the moderate point of the disease. Cognitive functioning is essential for the entire types of everyday jobs from be capable of planning, preparing and serving food to be able to shower and dress to be ready for the day. Everyday jobs that need difficult cognitive expertise such as going shopping, doing house work and carry out tasks necessary for maintaining service are often those that are out of the contact of those in moderate stage Alzheimer’s.

Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

Incapability to make conclusion

This is one of the most dangerous symptom of Alzheimer’s patients can not stop thinking sequentially. For example, if the roast burning oven is the most logical thing would be to turn the oven and remove the flesh burning. Read the rest of this entry »

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder named after Dr. James Parkinson, a British physician. It was first described by him in the year 1817.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is caused by gradual death of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain which make ‘dopamine’.  Dopamine is a vital chemical messenger  (neurotransmitter) used by nerve cells to help control movement of muscles. These dopamine producing nerve cells are clustered in a part of brain which is called ‘substantia nigra’ Loss or damage of dopamine producing nerve cells causes reduction in dopamine level. Due to deficiency of dopamine the nerve cells of that part of brain cannot send messages properly and so brain cannot have proper control over movement of muscles.

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease and symptoms get worse with time. Both man and woman can get Parkinson’s disease. It is a common disease for elderly. Though it affects persons over age of 50 yet sometimes it affects younger adults also.

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

• Trembling: – Trembling in different parts of body like hands, arms, legs, head, jaw etc.
• Stiffness of limbs and trunk.
• Loss of balance/postural instability.
• Slowness in movement (Brady kinesia).
• Difficulty in movement – e.g. difficulty in starting to walk.
• Difficulty in swallowing, eating and chewing.
• Reduction in speech volume.
• Expressionless face.
• Constipation or urinary problem.

Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Though there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD) yet some symptoms can be reduced by medications. Varieties of drugs are available these days. The patients of PD are treated with Levodopa in combination with carbidopa. When Levodopa reaches the brain, it can be converted to dopamine by nerve cells. Carbidopa helps to delay the process of conversion of levodopa into dopamine until it reaches the brain.

But this treatment can reduce some symptoms only. In some cases surgery may be needed. When the symptoms of the disease do not respond to drugs then doctors may go for the surgery.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya