Among those who suffered by a fault on the slope of the years, Salvador Dali, John Paul II (Pope), Yasir Arafat, Mao Zedong, Boxer Mohammed Ali.
Doctors persistently continue to look for effective ways that could help warn the development of the disease, slow it down and improve the life of patients.
Overview of the disease
This slowly progressive, chronic diseases of doctors belong to the group of neurodegenerative brain lesions. Degeneration in medicine, it is customary to reflect, fading cells, tissues. The symptoms were first described in 1817 by Dr. from England James Parkinson, then the disease was called a shaking paralysis. After 50 years, the famous neurologist Charcot proposed to call the disease Parkinsonism. There is a disease when due to any causes (exactly they are not yet installed) in the brain ceases normally to fulfill its functions, referred to «Black substance». A person has a lack of dopamine, which is the neurotransmitter, necessary for the proper work of the brain. Then the elderly disturb the coordination of movements, their coherence, stiffness appears when performing any movements, slowness when walking. Often trembling hands, chin, legs, this phenomenon is called tremor. The disease makes itself felt when a person is from 50 to 60 years old, then she steadily progresses until the last days of life suffering. Sometimes it is accompanied by changes in psyche and vegetative impairment.
Causes of occurrence
Our site will list the main manifestations and signs that can be understood that Parkinsonism:
- Felt slowness and clumsiness in movements. Usually starts all with the right hand. It is difficult for a person to write, eat, clean vegetables and perform other household actions.
- The muscles of the body are constantly tense, the spin of the sutowe, legs and hands are constantly involuntarily bent in the joints.
- Gait becomes screaming or seed. Man often loses balance, falls.
- Marked chin trembling, hands, amplifying if a person is worried.
- Sluting, vulnerability of speech, big pauses between suggestions, words.
- Face expression detached, still, as if I was hoping a mask.
- Reducing the smell, attention, thinking processes.
- Patients are subject to bad mood, apathy, depression.
In the course of the disease, five stages consistently replacing each other are distinguished:
- The beginning of the disease in the right side of the body.
- Further distribution of signs on the left side of the body.
- The emergence of difficulties in standing and walking.
- Reducing motor activity, patients can only move if relatives or foreign people help them.
- Complete immobility, disabled challenge, bed.
Complication in this stage can be pneumonia, which usually leads to the death of the patient.
Recommendations for treatment
The tasks of the neurologist, to which the patient is drawn with signs of Parkinson's disease, includes a diagnosis, suspension of dying ganglia containing dopamine damp substance, a decrease in symptoms of illness.
Patient will benefit vitamins, especially e, exercise, stencil output and activity.
Relatives should be understood that a person suffering from Parkinsonism does not become more stupid, but he is more difficult for him because of the progression of the disease, so it's more difficult to communicate with him. Such people really need psychological support.
Properly chosen drug therapy, combined with psychotherapy, massage, special gymnastics, physiotherapy, reflexology, prolong the usual life, improving its quality, improving well-being.
Medicinal preparations are usually prescribed when motor disorders interfere with the patient to perform everyday duties. The main drugs for the treatment of Parkinsonism are as follows:
- Midtan, PC Merz;
- Parloode (Bromocriptine), Miipeks;
- Cyclodol, Akinton, Parkopan;
- Yumeks (SELEGILIN);
- Tasmar, Koman;
- Levodopop, nak, madopar.
Over time, drugs are addictive, so the doctor is gradually forced to raise a dose. To avoid side effects, such a principle of treatment are adhered to: begin the therapy with soft preparations, effective in small doses, the dose of adding should be added very gradually, successfully combine drugs with a different mechanism of action.
Irritability can be removed with sedative herbs, tincture. To suppress depressive thoughts, prescribe antidepressants.
To maintain attention, memory shows Clozapine, Reminyl.
If the patients do not help the drugs, then the subcortex nodes make a stereotactic operation. The operation is made on the side that is the opposite of the symptoms dominate. Another doctors try to implant in the striped body of the embryonic tissue tissue, but to judge the effectiveness of this method is still early.
Folk Lekari Recommend Patients to take on one tablespoon of good red wine per day, eat food rich in calcium. Useful lemons, garlic, frosted wheat wheat.
Folk Medicine advises at the beginning of the disease to drink decoction of oats. A glass of untreated marriage is taken, it is placed in a large saucepan and poured 3 liters of water. On small heat, everything is brewed for about an hour, sometimes stirring. Then everything is filtering. Drink decoction in small portions, replacing them water. This quantity needs to drink in two days. Then make a new portion. Course to continue 3 months.
If you do not have hyperacid gastritis, constipation, then in the summer, drink a third cup of Cherry juice twice a day.
Benefit will be infusion of sage. To cook it, put in the thermos a tablespoon of raw materials in the thermos, boil the water and pour there in an amount of 250 ml. In the morning straightening the bitter medicine. This quantity it is necessary to drink in four receptions, after eating. Better to drink kisel.
Another people's method - treatment of chrysanthemums collected in their flower bed. They can be kept in the fall. In the evening pour a liter of boiling water five tablespoons of flower petals. In the morning infusable, drink it, too, after eating one cup four times a day. Do you make a new infusion every evening.
This fragrant mixture is recommended to do at the first signs of illness:
- 4 Rosehip fruit;
- Teaspoon of ordinary black tea;
- crushed peel from one green apple of medium sizes;
- 4 laurel leaves;
- 4 twigs of dill and parsley.
Add to thermos. Pour boiling water in the number of one liter. After 2 hours, drinks can be filtered and drinking like tea. Per day this portion is supposed to drink. Make a new infusion every day. Duration of treatment - 45 days. Make a break for 15 days, and then again the course. And so with breaks to the disappearance of symptoms.
Is it possible to warn the disease?
After long-term research, scientists came to the conclusion that systematic use of berries with a large number of anthocianov (blueberries, raspberries, cherry, blackberry) can help reduce the risk of Parkinsonism. Men can still defend themselves from Parkinson's disease, including in their daily oranges diet, grapefruits, apples and other products containing many flavonoids. More flavonoids are rich in medicinal plants, fruits (especially citrus fruits), tea, chocolate, red grape wine.
If it happened that you or someone from loved ones are diagnosed «Parkinson's disease», do not despair and lose. Compliance with the recommendations of the doctor will help for a long time to maintain performance, an active lifestyle. Scientists continue to study the disease, looking for new methods and ways to help the patients. Need to believe and hope for positive results!
