Parkinson’s disease affects more men than women. Photo: Illustrative
In accordance with World Parkinson’s Day, Gonzalo Aranda, the third-year resident doctor of the Department of Adult Neurology, spoke about the pathology, symptoms, and treatments provided.
the doctor Gonzalo Aranda explained that the Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system that generally affects the neurons in charge of coordinating and managing the body movements.
Regarding the main symptoms, he indicated that the tremor, body rigidity, and other disturbances that may occur over time, such as gait disturbances, urinary incontinence, incontinence when going to the body. “The first sign that people notice is the shaking, but when it is evaluated by the specialist and that the bibliographies mention are the loss of smell and sleep disturbances. After 10 to 20 years the hand tremors”, he added.
He referred that the first symptoms start more or less at 50 years forward, but it can also occur in rarer cases in people under 45 years of age, which is known as Young patient Parkinson’s. mostly It affects men, but it also occurs in women.. It is a disease that has a slow development, the progression takes between five to ten years.
In patients with Parkinson’s disease, which they have had for a long time, they may begin to have memory problems, having difficulty sleeping, generally very sleepy during the day and trouble sleeping at nightand. Likewise, it can be affected in the psychological part, being with depression, anxiety
He noted that, “Parkinson’s is not a genetic disease it is not inherited there is a certain genetic component; For example, within a family there is a subgroup that have a certain genetic alteration that leads them to suffer from the condition, but it is very rare. Most people with this disease are people who do not have a genetic cause and just the cause is not known”.
There are many factors that are supposed to be related to Parkinson’s, for example, exposure to certain toxins, certain agricultural products, tobacco, paints, heavy metals. There are many that could produce symptoms of the disease after a long time of exposure, but nothing is certain.
Regarding the method diagnosisthe resident indicated that in the area they do it through the patient’s medical history, looking for various classic symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and in a second process, they rule out other conditions that could have similar symptoms; in addition to performing the physical examination.
Treatment
The doctor mentioned that there was little progress in terms of new treatments for Parkinson’sbut the most recent are the surgical procedures that are done inside the brain and that help regulate movements. In this context there is brain stimulation, which is like small pacemakers that are installed inside the brain that shoot a frequency of electricity in a specific place and with that helps control tremor, stiffness. He pointed out that this is not available for all patients, it depends on the medical indication.
He further said that the standard of treatment is the use of molecules, which basic provides the body externally with what it lacks. Likewise, there are several drug options that help to cope with the disease, he finally reported.
Consultations are given by scheduling system, in the secretary from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.; or by specialist referral.
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