Transcript Parkinson`s Disease PPT

PARKINSON'S DISEASE
By: Prince Akpaka, Hala Dahir, Graham Watson and Evelynn Wilcox
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
• Other names for Parkinson's disease are shaking palsy,
paralysis agitans, and Parkinsonism. Its pronounced
/ˈpɑːr.kɪn.sənz/.
• The disease got its name from a London scientist named
James Parkinson on 1817 when he was writing a essay "An
Essay on the Shaking Palsy."
Prince
WHAT TYPE OF GENETIC DISORDER
IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
• Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system.
• Most cases of Parkinson’s disease result from a complex interaction of
environmental and genetic factors, but exactly why Parkinson’s occurs and
how the neurons become impaired is unknown. However there is increasing
evidence that Parkinson's disease may be inherited.
• “Associated genes” do not cause PD on their own but can increase the risk
of developing the disorder.
Hala
GENETICS GRAPHIC
This graphic shows the difference between a healthy neuron cell and a
neuron cell that is affected by Parkinson’s.
~ The cell affected by
Parkinson’s does not have
a steady flow of dopamine.
This causes problems with
the motor system. Dopamine
is a chemical messenger. It
carries information to the
Corpus Stadium (responsible
for producing smooth
motions). Slowly, as more and
more neurons die, movements
become slower and harder to
perform.
Evelynn
SYMPTOMS OF DISORDER
• Some symptoms of Parkinson's disease are muscular stiffness,
interrupted sleep, changes in sensory functions such as
sense of smell, changes in mood such as anxiety or apathy,
and stiffness in the facial area.
Prince
EFFECTS OF DISORDER
• Some effects of Parkinson's disease is that steps get smaller
& smaller and eventually you will fall over. Parkinson's
disease mainly affects the way you move. Parkinson's is a
progressive disorder, so it gets worse overtime.
Prince
DIAGNOSIS
Parkinson’s disease is difficult to diagnose because it varies between patients,
and there is no standard test. Since there are no standard tests the doctor’s
diagnosis depends on information given by the patient. Some of the
procedures used to collect this data are:
 To look for tremors in the arms
 To observe how you step and how your arms swing while walking
 To observe how quickly you can regain your balance
* Researchers are working to create a standard test for Parkinson’s
(such as a blood test) but so far they have had no luck finding an
accurate biological marker.*
Evelynn
PROGNOSIS
• People who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s rely greatly on their care
givers.
• They will have trouble walking and may not be able to stand and walk on their
own. (They may eventually need the help of a walker.)
• Many are affected emotionally from the disease. They may suffer from
depression.
• As the disease progresses patients are more prone to serious falls.
* Despite all of these things with proper treatment someone with Parkinson’s
can live just as long as someone with out it.*
Evelynn
TREATMENTS/MEDICATIONS
• There are many medications available to treat the symptoms, however there are
none to fully reverse the effects of the disease.
Over the counter meds
• Coenzyme Q10- mitochondria health
• Vitamin E, Vitamin C & Health foods – to evaluate their oxidative properties
• Creatine- increases levels of phosphocreatine (energy source in muscle & brain)
Prescription
• Carbidopa/Levodopa therapy
Surgical
• Dopamine Agonists
Deep Brain Stimulation DBS
• Symmetrel
• Anticholinergics
• Eldepryl and Azilect
• MAO-B Inhibitors
Hala
FACILITY/FOUNDATION
• The Parkinson's Foundation is one of the many foundations
trying to eliminate Parkinson’s disease. The facility asks for
$200 at a time to help Parkinson’s disease. This money goes
to all Parkinson’s disease patients to aid them.
Graham
2ND GRAPHIC
Graham
TONY’S STORY
Tony Baxter is 58 and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in 2013. His
wife had died 20 years before due to motor neurche disease. He cares for his
30 year old daughter Gemma, who has Down’s Syndrome. He wasn’t shocked
with the news of Parkinson’s, because he had previously been struggling with
the symptoms. “When I first started taking medication, I experienced terrible
side effects and would fall asleep for hours”. Besides medicine, Tony tries to
take steps to eat well and reads all he can about his PD. He has also
completed the Expert Patients Program run by the NHS. This has taught him
ways to self manage the disease. He worries about his future and his children.
He can have sleepless nights which is when he starts to worry about the
disease progression, but caring for Gemma helps him forget about his PD.
Hala
BOXING THEREPY
• http://youtu.be/gCKj9sV8wfU
WORKS CITED PAGE
• Heathline.com." Heathline.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.
<http://www.heathline.com/health/parkinsons/life-expectancy#falls4>.
• "Parkinson Disease." Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.
<http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/parkinson-disease>.
• "Tony's Story - Taking Control and 'living in the Now'" Parkinson's UK -. N.p., n.d. Web. 17
Mar. 2016. <http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/content/tonys-story-taking-control-andliving-now>.
• "Parkinson's Disease: MedlinePlus." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National
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<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html>.
• "Parkinson's Disease." - Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2016.
<http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsonsdisease/basics/definition/
• Chien-Kuang Ding Guest lecture – Duke University Genetics outreach Organization
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