Symptoms
Happens in the latest stage of Parkinson's disease and is when a person can't remember certain things.
What is memory loss?
A progressive neurological disease that is a loss of dopamine-producing neurons over time not allowing the body to move easily or being able to control it
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Who is Billy Connolly?
The cure for Parkinsons'
What is there is no cure for Parkinson's?
Does Parkinson's only affect movement?
Slowness of movement throughout whole body and automatic movement reduces like blinking
What is Bradykinesia?
A protein that if misfolds and clumps together turns into a Lewy Body.
What is an Alpha-synuclein?
A legendary heavyweight boxing champion that was diagnosed in 1984
Who is Muhammad Ali?
A drug that mimics dopamine in the brain to help with movement
What is dopamine agonists?
Can people with Parkinson's disease have a reduced sense of smell?
Yes
What is rigidity?
A toxic inracellular inclusions(protein build ups).l
What is Lewy Body?
A rock legend that was diagnosed in 2019
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
Drugs that stop the breakdown of dopamine so it last longer
What is MAO-B Inhibitors?
No
When a index or thumb is rythmically shaking on one hand or limb.
What is a resting tremor?
Neurons that make dopamine die off in the substantia nigra, that over time physical symptoms start and 60%-80% of cells are lost
What are Dopaminergic Neurons?
The singer-song writer that wrote the song, " Sweet Caroline", who was diagnosed in 2018
Who is Neil Diamond?
Medications that added to help Levodopa last longer in the body
COMT Inhibitors
Does everyone with the disease experience the exact same symptoms?
No (the symptoms vary from person to person)
Impaired balance or coordination that shows up in later stages.
What Postural Instability?
The powerhouse of the cell that when gets damaged during Parkinson's disease leads to less energy
What is the Mitochandria?
The Back To The Future star, who has raised over a billion dollars for research about Parkinson's, and was diagnosed in 1991
Who is Michael J. Fox?
The most effective drug, that turns a part of into dopamine into the brain, while the other part helps it reach the brain safely.
What is Carbidopa- Levodopa?
What gender is most commonly diagnosed with Parkinson's?
Males