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Signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.
PARKINSON’S DISEASE.
• Parkinson disease effects mainly the motor system producing motor symptoms.
• Other diseases may produce similar symptoms are called parkinsonism.
• There are signs that may indicate early stage of Parkinson disease.
Signs of Parkinson’s Disease.
• 1. TREMOR/SHAKING:
• intermitted shaking of hand, thumb, hand, chin, body, leg, lips or tongue could indicate Parkinson’s. usually at rest. One in 5 patients may not have tremor.
• 2. LOSS OF SMELL:
• Some research says that loss of smell is an early sign of motor lesion.
Appearing years before the symptoms.
• 3. TROUBLE SLEEPING:
• Such as sudden extreme movements (kicks) during sleep or falling out of the bed.
• 4. QUITE VOICE:
• May be associated with one of Parkinson’s disease “hypophonia”
• 5. MUSCLE TENSION:
• May cause pain and difficulty to move the limb freely.
• 6. MASKED FACE:
• Masking is a term we use to describe facial expressions that appear muted and flat even though the person may be content.