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Normal Ageing vs Parkinson’s Ageing

Chronic and degenerative brain disorder<br>Impairs muscle control, balance, and movement<br>Causes the cells in substantia nigra (in the basal ganglia) to deteriorate<br>Inhibits the brainu2019s ability to produce dopamine (the happy hormone)<br>

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Normal Ageing vs Parkinson’s Ageing

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  1. What is Parkinson’s? • Chronic and degenerative brain disorder • Impairs muscle control, balance, and movement • Causes the cells in substantia nigra (in the basal ganglia) to deteriorate • Inhibits the brain’s ability to produce dopamine (the happy hormone) Although anyone is at the risk of getting PD, age is still the largest risk factor.

  2. Main symptoms of Parkinson’s • Tremor: uncontrollable and unintended shaking that affects a body part • Dystonia or stiffness: muscles contract and become tighter and shorter than normal • Bradykinesia or slowed movement: caused by loss of muscle control, muscle weakness and deterioration

  3. Other symptoms • Reduced blinking • Drooling • Hypomimia or masked face • Dysphagia • Micrographia or small handwriting • Hypophonia or unusually soft voice • Dyskinesia or involuntary movement such as jerks, twitches, and twisting movements that are uncontrollable • Dizzy spells (attributed to levodopa-based treatments) • Stooped posture • Shuffling of feet, stopping short or inability to take steps ahead (freezing), and quickened pace with short steps. • Difficulty in standing up after sitting for a long duration and vice versa

  4. Age-related progression • Age plays an important role in the clinical progression of Parkinson’s. • As the patient grows older, they may experience -- Decline in motor function- Dementia- Cognitive impairment- Lowered responsiveness to levodopa

  5. Age-wise and stage-wise progression of Parkinson’s vs normal ageing

  6. Growing old is inevitable! • And in the case of Parkinson’s, growing old results in impairment of dopamine production. • As the somatic nervous system begins to decline in function (due to age) the degeneration of cellular function, balance, coordination, and other motor symptoms progresses rapidly.

  7. Plexus Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation Program • At Plexus Neuro and Stem Cell Research Center, we use only autologous mesenchymal stem cells taken from the patient’s own body. As India’s leading stem cell specialists, we assure you of a safe treatment with absolutely no adverse effects. • Stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s involves - Stem cells are injected directly into the basal ganglia • These cells have the potential to develop into dopamine-secreting neurons • This slows down the progression of Parkinson’s • To know more about Parkinson’s Regenerative Rehabilitation Program, call us on+91 89048 42087 | 080-2546 0886080-2547 0886 | 080-2549 0886

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