Parkinson's+Disease_Brendan+McGinley

[] [] [] [] Hi, My name is Doctor James Parkinson. I would like to tell you about the extrordinary discovery that i have just made. I call it idiopathic parkinsonism or Parkinson's Disease for short. It may be the most interesting discovery of this year; 1817. Let me show you how it is inherited.

The genetics of Parkinson's Disease are autosomal dominant. This means it is rather one or the other(Parkinson's Disease or not Parkinson's Disease). This also means if one of your parents have it, you have a 50 % chance of inheriting it. It affects about 1-2 % of people over 60 years old. 7 genes that cause Parkinson's disease have been found as far as I know. Now let me show you some symptoms and affects of Parkinson's Disease.

It typically causes stiffness in movement. It affects several regions of the brain and of nervous system. It also affects balance and movement. The first symptom is usually trembling or shaking in any of your limbs. 15 % of people that have it, inherited it from their family members. Parkinson's Disease is also caused by mutations or altertions in the genes GBA, LRRK2, PARK2, PARK7, PINK1, SNCA, and UCHL1. And I have also discovered some treatments.

It can be treated with drugs or surgeries. The drugs are: Deprenyl, Dopar, Larodopa, Sinemet, Requip, Mirapex, Tasmar, Comtan,Cogentin, and Artane The surgeries are called: Deep brain stimulation, Pallidotomy, Thalamotomy, and Gamma knife.

As you can see this is a very difficult disease to deal with. There is no cure, but I have found great ways to treat this horrible disease.