ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF

NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS:

Pope John Paul II

Muhammad Ali

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Johnny Cash & Billy Graham

Michael J. Fox

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

ALL HAVE A COMMON BOND

John Hauck, my Grandpa (center)

Kelley McCormack

PARKINSON’S DISEASE

WHAT IS PARKINSON’S DISEASE?

NINDS1 DEFINES IT AS A MOTOR SYSTEMS DISORDER, WHICH OCCURS DUE TO THE LOSS OF DOPAMINE-PRODUCING BRAIN CELLS IN THE SUBSTANTIA NIGRA.

IT IS A DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISEASE, MEANING THE DISEASE INCREASES IN SEVERITY OVER TIME.2

1. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

2. Parkinson’s Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

SYMPTOMS:TREMORSRIGIDITYBRADYKINESIA/AKINESIAPOSTURAL INSTABILITY

COMPLICATIONS:HALLUCINATIONS SWALLOWING

DIFFICULTIESDEMENTIA DEPRESSIONSLEEP DISORDERS URINARY PROBLEMSREDUCED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SIMPLE TASK

ABILITY DISAPPEARSTREATMENTS:

CONVENTIONAL

HOLISTIC

SYMPTOMSTREMORS

HANDS AND ARMSLEGS JAWSFACE

RIGIDITYSTIFFNESS OF

LIMBS AND UPPER BODY

CANNOT STAND UP STRAIGHT

BRADYKINESIA SLOW MOVEMENTSHUFFLING GAIT

AS THEY WALKAKINESIA

LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY (SUCH AS A MUSCLE)

POSTURAL INSTABILITYUNABLE TO

MAINTAIN BALANCEParkinson’s Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

COMPLICATIONSDAILY LIVING

DIFFICULTY FEEDING, DRESSING, OR BATHING THEMSELVES

DEMENTIADEPRESSION/

ANXIETYFATIGUEHALLUCINATIONSPERSONALITY

CHANGESREDUCED FACIAL

EXPRESSIONSSEXUAL

DIFFICULTIES

SLEEP DISTURBANCES

SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS

SWALLOWING DIFFICULTIESCHOKING

POSSIBILITIESDROOLING ISSUES

URINARY/BOWEL COMPLICATIONS

VISION ISSUESCHRONIC DRY EYEGLAUCOMA

WEIGHT LOSS

Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients & Families

TREATMENTS TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS

CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTSPHARMACEUTICAL

DOPAMINE AGONISTS (REQUIP) ACTIVATE DOPAMINE

RECEPTORS DIRECTLYLEVODOPA (L-DOPA)

MOST EFFECTIVE FEWEST SHORT-TERM

EFFECTSSURGICAL

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATIONLESIONINGTISSUE TRANSPLANTATION

HOLISTIC TREATMENTSALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

HERBAL MEDICINEHOMEOPATHY/NATUROPATHYRELAXATION, MEDITATION, &

STRESS REDUCTIONPHYSICAL THERAPY

DIETARY CHANGESHERBAL & VITAMIN

THERAPYCOENZYME Q 10 (COQ-10)VITAMINS C, E, D, B-COMPLEXCREATINE

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE PARKINSON’S DISEASE

GRANDPA SINCE DIAGNOSIS

2006

2010

SYMPTOMS:TREMORSRIGIDITYBRADYKINESIA/AKINESIAPOSTURAL INSTABILITY

COMPLICATIONS:HALLUCINATIONS SWALLOWING

DIFFICULTIESDEMENTIA DEPRESSIONSLEEP DISORDERS URINARY PROBLEMSREDUCED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SIMPLE TASK

ABILITY DISAPPEARSTREATMENTS:

CONVENTIONAL

HOLISTIC

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS. (2005, FEBRUARY). PARKINSON'S DISEASE FACTS. ROLLING MEADOWS, IL, USA: AANS.

HAUCK, M. (2011, FEBRUARY 11). GRANDPA'S HEALTH. (K. MCCORMACK, INTERVIEWER)

MARJAMA-LYONS M.D., J., & SHOMON, M. J. (2003). WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A HOLISTIC PROGRAM FOR OPTIMAL WELLNESS. NEW YORK CITY: WARNER BOOKS, INC.

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC LIAISON; NINDS. (2011, FEBRUARY). NINDS PARKINSON'S DISEASE INFORMATION PAGE. RETRIEVED FEBRUARY 13, 2011, FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKES: HTTP://WWW.NINDS.NIH.GOV/DISORDERS/PARKINSONS_DISEASE/PARKINSONS_DISEASE.HTM

SALAWU, F., OLOKOBA, A., & DANBURAM, A. (2010). CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. RETRIEVED FEBRUARY 12, 2011, FROM ANNALS OF AFRICAN MEDICINE: HTTP://WWW.ANNALSAFRMED.ORG/TEXT.ASP?2010/9/2/55/64743

WEINER, M. W., SHULMAN M.D., L. M., & LANG M.D. F.R.C.P., A. E. (2007). PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. BALTIMORE: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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