Thursday, August 26, 2010

Symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

Symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Bradykinesia (slowness of movement)
Rigidity (stiffness of movement)
Tremor (involuntary shaking of the hands, feet, arms, legs, jaw, or tongue, usually more prominent at rest)
Postural Instability (tendency to fall without explanation, usually when pivoting)
NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Mood (depression, anxiety, irritability)
Cognitive changes (attention, visuo-spatial problems, memory problems, personality changes, psychosis/hallucinations)
Orthostatic hypotension (lightheaded and low blood pressure upon standing)
Constipation and early satiety (a feeling of fullness after eating small amounts)
Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), especially of hands and feet
Seborrhea dermatitis (dry skin) dandruff
Urinary urgency, frequency and incontinence
Loss of sense of smell (Anosmia)
Sleep disorders
Insomnia, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Rapid Eye Movement Behavioral Disorder (RBD) or active dreaming, dream enactment, involuntary movements and vocalizations during sleep, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)/Periodic Leg Movements Disorder (PLMD)
Sensory (pain, tightness, tingling, burning)
MIXED MOTOR AND NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Drooling due to slowed swallowing (Sialorrhea)
Speech and swallowing problem
MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Bradykinesia (slowness of movement)
Rigidity (stiffness of movement)
Tremor (involuntary shaking of the hands, feet, arms, legs, jaw, or tongue, usually more prominent at rest)
Postural Instability (tendency to fall without explanation, usually when pivoting)
NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Mood (depression, anxiety, irritability)
Cognitive changes (attention, visuo-spatial problems, memory problems, personality changes, psychosis/hallucinations)
Orthostatic hypotension (lightheaded and low blood pressure upon standing)
Constipation and early satiety (a feeling of fullness after eating small amounts)
Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), especially of hands and feet
Seborrhea dermatitis (dry skin) dandruff
Urinary urgency, frequency and incontinence
Loss of sense of smell (Anosmia)
Sleep disorders
Insomnia, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Rapid Eye Movement Behavioral Disorder (RBD) or active dreaming, dream enactment, involuntary movements and vocalizations during sleep, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)/Periodic Leg Movements Disorder (PLMD)
Sensory (pain, tightness, tingling, burning)
MIXED MOTOR AND NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS
Drooling due to slowed swallowing (Sialorrhea)
Speech and swallowing problem

1 comment:

Karen Houston said...

After was running around from doctor to doctor before we finally get rid of her PD ,at age 74 my mother noticed that her handwriting was getting smaller and I was writing faster as well. She also noticed a small tremor in her left hand. The doctor went over her different symptoms and he suspected she either had a small stroke or the beginnings of Parkinson 's disease. After finding a neurologist and some testing she was diagnosed with the beginning stages of Parkinson’s disease. That was 3 years ago. She take Sinimet four times a day to control the symptoms, which include falling, imbalance, gait problems, swallowing difficulties, and slurring of speech,This year, our family doctor started her on multivitamincare. org PD Herbal mixture, 15 weeks into treatment she improved dramatically. At the end of the full treatment course, the disease is totally under control. No case of dementia, hallucination, weakness, muscle pain or tremors.