How much do you know about Parkinson's Disease day in the world?

The day before yesterday is the 19th "world of Parkinson's Disease", the theme is "scientific treatment, the rhythm of Life", the goal is to standardize the comprehensive treatment, significantly improve the quality of life of patients. The number of Parkinson's disease in China is about 2.1 million, the world's first, 65 years old and older people with Parkinson's disease rate of 1.7%, is following the tumor, cardio-cerebrovascular disease after the middle-aged "third killer." So how much do you know about Parkinson's disease? Professor Sin Shimong of Neurology Department of the second affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University provides you with a detailed knowledge of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease is called tremor paralysis.

Parkinson's Disease (PD), also known as tremor Paralysis, is a common neurological degenerative disease in the elderly. The average age of onset was about 60 years old, and Parkinson's disease was rare in young people under 40 years old. Parkinson's disease is mostly genetic, with less than 10% of patients with familial Parkinson's disease, and Parkinson's disease under 40 years of age may be associated with genetic factors.

At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease are very complicated, because of the interaction of multiple factors, genetic factors, environmental factors, age aging, oxidative stress and so on may be involved.

Parkinson's disease is usually concealed from the disease, slow progress, clinically with static tremor, slow movement, muscle stiffness and postural gait abnormalities and other sports symptoms as the main features, can also be accompanied by loss of smell, constipation, sweating abnormalities, sleep disorders, depression and other non-sports symptoms.

Tremor is mostly the first symptom, often begins at the distal end of one upper limb, its characteristic is to appear at rest or apparent, relax or stop at random activity, intensify when tense, disappear after falling asleep. Muscle strength directly to the passive patient's joints, such as wrist, elbow, and so on, obviously feel the increase in resistance, or a "stiff feeling." The patient may appear the special flexion body posture, the performance is the head leans forward, the torso is buckling, the lower limb's hip and the knee joint all slightly bends, walks is small rags. Exercise retardation symptoms onset of disease concealment, not easy to be perceived, often by the family as a result of old age, early can be shown as finger fine action such as the solution button, tie shoelaces, wear clothes and other slow movements, gradually developed into a general movement of reduced, slow, can also be expressed as slow speed, low voice and facial expression reduction, In the late stage, it is difficult to get up and turn over because of the combination of muscle rigidity. Posture Gait abnormality refers to the patient's posture balance function is decreased, walking posture is unstable, easy to fall. In the early stage of the disease, the limb of the arm is reduced or disappears when walking with the lower limb dragging. As the disease progresses, the pace gradually becomes smaller and slower, and it is especially noticeable to rise from the seat or recumbent position, starting, turning or crossing obstacles. Some patients may be caused by postural imbalance of repeated falls as early symptoms, and even lead to injuries, fractures and other complications.

Parkinson's disease is a radical cure.

Parkinson's disease does not yet have a definitive means of assisting the diagnosis. Clinicians often make a diagnosis based on the clinical manifestations of the patient, combined with some auxiliary examinations, such as MRI, CT, etc. New methods of nuclear medical examination, such as pet and SPECT, may help in the early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of diseases.

Parkinson's disease can not be cured at present, drug therapy is the most important treatment of Parkinson's disease, levodopa preparation is the most effective drug, our current commonly used levodopa formulations are mainly the United States and Madopar, in addition to Pramipexole, Teshuda and other dopamine receptor agonist, dopamine neurons may have protective effect, in addition, there are Artane , Amantadine and other auxiliary drugs. Surgical treatment, such as deep brain electrical stimulation, is an effective supplement to drug therapy. Rehabilitation therapy and psychotherapy can also improve the patients ' symptoms to some extent.

The current treatment of Parkinson's disease is mainly to improve symptoms, but can not stop the progress of the disease, but with new drugs and treatment methods, many patients with Parkinson's disease can maintain a high level of quality of life for a long time, recommended patients regularly to the Parkinson's Disease outpatient clinic Follow-up to adjust the use of drugs to achieve the best therapeutic effect. The peninsula Morning News, Hai Li network reporter ch