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Grandpa has parkinson's and i don't know anything about the human genomes! can someone help?
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Dr. Robert Hutchmananswered
Neurology 25 years experience
Clinical Facts: Before overt physical symptoms begin, one can experience pre-motor parkinson's issues: the most reliably reported 4 are chronic constipation, chronic depression, anosmia (part or complete loss of smell--which also effects taste appreciation) & rbd. Rbd stands for rem behavior disorder. Rem (dreaming stage sleep) can be accompanied by acting-out of dreams: talking, kicking, punching, running, etc.
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Last updated Dec 9, 2013
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