Question 1

what are some non-medical treatments for parkinson disease dementia, coping mechanism?

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Dementia: Alleviate stress, balances diet, ti chi, yoga, stationary bike riding, calming teas,  reading about the condition helps the care giver cope which in turn helps the patient.Join a support group.

Question 2

can you suggest some good medicines for parkinson disease?

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The old standard...: Is Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa). It works really well in most people...but not all. A class of meds called a "dopamine agonist" is commonly used, too. Med choice is a good thing to discuss with your neurologist.

Question 3

what are the medicine prescribed for parkinson disease?

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Parkinson's Meds: For primary motor symptoms; sinemet or parcopa (carbidopa/levodopa), Requip (ropinirole), Mirapex (pramiprexole), Eldepryl (selegiline),  Azilect (rasagiline), Artane (trihexyphenidyl), amantadine, Lodosyn (carbidopa), tasmar, stalevo, (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) Comtan (entacapone),  apokyn.  For other associated symptoms: Exelon (rivastigmine) memory, ssri/tcad anxiety and drooling,  MiraLAX / colace for constipation, etc.

Question 4

how could parkinson disease be prevented?

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Parkinson: Despite a good deal of investigation so far there is no known causes of Parkinson's except for those drug induced. So until the source is found the concept of prevention remains remote.

Question 5

are there any treatment that works for parkinson disease?

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Surgical?: Essentially there are medications and surgery. Surgical treatment would likely consist of deep brain stimulation or dbs but, you should confirm this with a neurologist and a neurosurgeon.

Question 6

what do doctors call a secondary symptom of parkinson disease?

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Secondary Parkinson': This condition may be caused from heavy metal intoxications, medications such as anti-psychotics or related to a neurodegenerative condition "multi-systems atrophy (msa). Msa may be associated with blood pressure changes, rigity, tremor, deficits in upgaze and cognitive disorders. Pls see a neurologist for further info.

Question 7

what's the difference between parkinson disease and stiff person syndrome?

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Parkinson  vs  SPS: Two different diseases that have similarities.  See:  https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5023/stiff-person-syndrome. I found an interesting article about a person who had both Parkinson Disease and stiff person syndrome. See:  http://n.neurology.org/content/86/16_Supplement/P4.322

Question 8

what is parkinson disease?

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: This is a chronic, progressive neurologic disease in which parts of the brain controlling movement are damaged. This leads to a variety of manifestations including tremor, rigidity, difficulty initiating movement, and poor balance. It progresses slowly over time. It primarily affects older persons. Medical treatment is prescribed by neurologists to improve symptoms &amp; quality fo life.

Question 9

what are some meds for parkinson disease?

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Numerous ITEMS: We have the anti-cholinergics like artane, but not used much these days, Dopamine agonists such as mirapex, requip, Neupro (rotigotine) patch.  L-dopa with or without carbi-dopa, and maybe later entacapone.  Azilect may be neuroprotective.  The dbs unit could provide surgical support.

Question 10

is there a way to cure parkinson disease naturally?

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No: There is no known cure for parkinsons disease.

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