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Just over a year ago, someone close to me was diagnosed with Parkinson's. The road to diagnosis, acceptance and support has been a long one. On #WorldParkinsonsDay, here are five pieces of advice I wish I'd received back when it all began...
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Disclaimer: I realise that everyone’s experience will be different. These are personal reflections, not necessarily meant to be generalisable. With that said, here we go… (2/23)
1. Know the signs: Everyone knows the pitfalls of Googling symptoms. You think you’ve got a mild ailment and suddenly some dodgy website is mistakenly telling you you’ve got a life-threatening illness. (3/23)
For reasons not yet fully understood, the incidence and prevalence of #Parkinson's disease have risen rapidly in the past two decades.
This new Seminar suggests how personalised management of the disease can be optimised. Read: hubs.li/H0KXpjV0 #WorldParkinsonsDay
This new Seminar suggests how personalised management of the disease can be optimised. Read: hubs.li/H0KXpjV0 #WorldParkinsonsDay
The motor features of #Parkinson’s disease are hard to miss. This video shows the complete motor examination of people with recently identified Parkinson’s disease. #WorldParkinsonsDay
Currently, no therapy can slow down or stop the progression of #Parkinson’s, but promising disease-modifying strategies are being tested, informed by new insights in genetic causes & mechanisms of neuronal death.
Read: hubs.li/H0KXpjV0 #WorldParkinsonsDay
Read: hubs.li/H0KXpjV0 #WorldParkinsonsDay
Como hoy es el #DĂaMundialDelParkinson, voy a abrir un #Neurohilo para hablaros de la segunda enfermedad neurodegenerativa más frecuente:
#Neurocosas #Parkinson #Cerebro #Neurociencia #WorldParkinsonsDay
#Neurocosas #Parkinson #Cerebro #Neurociencia #WorldParkinsonsDay
Antes de empezar con la neurociencia vamos con un poco de historia: la enfermedad fue descubierta por el médico londinense James Parkinson, quien en 1817 publicó "Essay on the Shaking Palsy" (Ensayo sobre la parálisis agitante)…
…donde describe la mayorĂa de los sĂntomas clásicos motores presentes en la enfermedad de Parkinson.
