It is difficult to diagnose Parkinson’s disease in the early stages. Early on, Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed almost primarily by its symptoms, and studies indicate that physicians make an incorrect initial diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in between 10% and 40% of cases. Blood tests are not helpful for diagnosis.
Parkinson’s disease is just one of several neurologic movement disorders that produce similar symptoms.
It is important that the physician you are seeing has experience with all of the different disorders that can masquerade as Parkinson’s disease.
In some of these diseases people quickly become totally disabled; in others, the disease progresses extremely slowly; and in yet others, illness is chronic (always present) and may have more severe symptoms as time goes on. Because the natural history, or progression, of these diseases varies greatly, proper diagnosis is crucial. People need to know which disease they have.
The Neurologic Examination
When performing a neurologic examination to evaluate a patient with a movement disorder, the doctor takes a medical history and performs a physical examination. The doctor asks the patient and the family members or friends about symptoms and observes the patient, asking him or her to walk around the room, sit down, stand up, turn around, and so on.
Diagnostic Tests
Unfortunately, there is no diagnostic test that can confirm Parkinson’s disease. Laboratory testing of the blood of patients with the symptoms typical of Parkinson’s disease only rarely uncovers any abnormality.
Electroencephalograms (EEGs) record some aspects of brain electrical activity, but they are not effective in spotting Parkinson’s disease.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
Treatment for Parkinson’s disease
The nutritional treatment for Parkinson’s disease is still an uncharted territory.
The most promising approach appears to be the use of antioxidant to slow the oxidation and damage to the substantia nigra.
It’s possible that additional nutritional approaches may be found in the future. Those who exercise regularly early in their adult life have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease.
Over the past few decades, doctors have made important advances in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with pharmaceutical medicines.
Improving the Antioxidant SystemOf all the nutritional treatments available for Parkinson’s disease, antioxidant appear to be the most promising choices to prevent or slow the progression of this condition.
Individuals whose diets include plenty of healthy foods containing antioxidant are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
Patients should consume foods, such as fruits and vegetables, that contain glutathione or can help produce it.
Cyanohydroxybutene, a chemical found in broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, is also thought to increase glutathione levels.
High intake of dairy products may lead to a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease.
The following antioxidant may be helpful in addition to standard pharmaceutical therapy.
Your health practitioner may also suggest intravenous, intramuscular, or aerosol administration of glutathione supplements for increased effectiveness.
The most promising approach appears to be the use of antioxidant to slow the oxidation and damage to the substantia nigra.
It’s possible that additional nutritional approaches may be found in the future. Those who exercise regularly early in their adult life have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease.
Over the past few decades, doctors have made important advances in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with pharmaceutical medicines.
Improving the Antioxidant SystemOf all the nutritional treatments available for Parkinson’s disease, antioxidant appear to be the most promising choices to prevent or slow the progression of this condition.
Individuals whose diets include plenty of healthy foods containing antioxidant are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
Patients should consume foods, such as fruits and vegetables, that contain glutathione or can help produce it.
Cyanohydroxybutene, a chemical found in broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, is also thought to increase glutathione levels.
High intake of dairy products may lead to a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease.
The following antioxidant may be helpful in addition to standard pharmaceutical therapy.
Your health practitioner may also suggest intravenous, intramuscular, or aerosol administration of glutathione supplements for increased effectiveness.
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