Question 1

is unresponsiveness a common problem in the end stages of parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Unfortunately, people with Parkinson's often go from ambulatory and verile to bed-bound and senile in the end stages. Many medications can delay this progression, but once it gets to that point, hospice is a great option for care.

Question 2

i have parkinson's disease and am having a terrible problem with my memory. any connection?

Accepted Answer

Parkinson's Disease: Memory problems is seen commonly seen in patients with parkinson's disease. Other medical conditions need to be excluded as well. Hydrocephalus (water accumulation inside the brain ventricles) in particular comes to mind when dealing with the two problems,  particularly if there is no resting tremor. Conditions like thyroid disorder,  vitamin B12 deficiency and depression need to be excluded.

Question 3

is there any problem of  difficulty in ingestingg fluids more than solids during parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

Swallowing issues: Some people with Parkinson's develop swallowing problems (dysphagia), usually worse with liquids than solids. Can be tested with video esophagram, treated with swallowing rehab, diet changes, thickeners, change in consistency, etc.. Might improve with better control of the Parkinson's disease.

Question 4

is there aany connection between parkinson's disease, heat intolerance, and vision problems?

Accepted Answer

Autonomic symptoms: There are variant forms of parkinsons, which cause autonomic symptoms such as dizziness, temperature dysregulation, etc.

Question 5

can any antipsychotics cause parkinson's disease or related problems? i am on invega and was on zyprexa. tried nearly all antipsychotics too.

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Parkinsonism causes: 28 F asks Can any antipsychotics cause Parkinson's disease or related problems? I am on invega and was on zyprexa. Tried nearly all antipsychotics too. ANS: yes. Some do and some don't. Go to drugs.com and look up meds you are one and symptoms. Take to your Dr. and discuss.

Question 6

i am curious about the associations between ibs & other gi problems and parkinson's disease. what do the pd experts out there think of research on that subject?

Accepted Answer

IBS & Parkinson's: Parkinson's affects GI motility adversely.  Irritable bowel syndrome is a symptom complex that in part may reflect altered GI motility.  In addition, ibs is very common (>40 million americans). There is little doubt parkinson's symptoms may mimick ibs, and of course some parkinson's patients may also have ibs. I doubt there is any other significant link between the two entities.

Question 7

is there current use of stem cells to treat parkinson's disease in the u.s.?

Accepted Answer

Not yet: Neurotransplantation as a treatment for parkinson disease reached the stage of human trials over 15 years ago, but the field, which is still in its infancy, has encountered a number of roadblocks since then, both political and scientific. With hope that stem cells may be used as a new source of dopaminergic neurons to replace the degenerating nerve cells in parkinson disease looming.

Question 8

can you tell me in parkinson's disease, does dopamine loss occur merely in the striatum or does it occur in the s.niagra too?

Accepted Answer

Pigmented nuclei: The dopamine loss involves predominantly the basal ganglia area, but also involves dorsal vagal nucleus, substantial nigra, and areas of any dopamine interaction within brain and brain stem.  But, to be complete, Parkinson's is a multi-neurotransmitter degenerative deficiency syndrome with other neurotransmitter systems involved.

Question 9

why can t healthy dopaminergic neurons be moved into the area of parkinson s affected neurons to treat parkinson s disease ?

Accepted Answer

Not so simple: Most of the dopaminergic neurons end in the substantia nigra of the midbrain, originating in various deep brain structures. These nerves are already affected by the disease. Unaffected nerves of course still remain but remain connected to brainstem. So outside nerve cells (from another source like stem cells are needed) nerves don't like to be moved around anyway, because they often die.

Question 10

can dysarthria due to parkinsons' s disease be cured?

Accepted Answer

Control perhaps: Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder, which responds to several medicines, but cannot be cured at this time.  The speech problems may respond to medication adjustments, and perhaps benefit if deep brain stimulation is used.  Sometimes speech therapy might work.

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Can any antipsychotics cause parkinson's disease or related problems? i am on invega and was on zyprexa. tried nearly all antipsychotics too.

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I am curious about the associations between ibs & other gi problems and parkinson's disease. what do the pd experts out there think of research on that subject?

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Can you tell me in parkinson's disease, does dopamine loss occur merely in the striatum or does it occur in the s.niagra too?

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