There Parkinson’s disease It is a condition that increasingly has a greater prevalence worldwide. In 2019, it was estimated that the number of affected exceeded 8.5 million.
Since 1997, it has been established on April 11 as the date to promote awareness of the neurodegenerative disease. The Asociación Europea de la Enfermedad de Parkinson (known as Parkinson’s Europe) created this celebration, which was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and which also remembers the birth of Doctor James Parkinson, who in 1817 recognized as a medical condition, which was recorded in his essay titled ‘An essay on temblorous paralysis’.
Altered speech seems to be the first sign of suffering from Parkinson’s, say researchers
On its website, the association recalled that in 2005 the red tulip was chosen as the official symbol of the disease.
?In the framework of the commemoration of World Parkinson’s Day, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection makes a call to frame the territorial efforts to raise awareness, awareness and understanding of the risk factors of this disease. #parkinson pic.twitter.com/HmOyWw9dIU
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated that Parkinson’s is a “degenerative brain condition associated with motor symptoms (slow movement, tremors, stiffness, gait disorders and imbalance) and a wide variety of non-motor complications (deterioration cognitive disorders, mental disorders, sleep disorders, and pain and other sensory alterations)”.
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The entity explains that motor deficiencies lead to speech limitations, mobility and other restrictions and that their progression causes high rates of disability. The disease can also be accompanied by dementia.
The parkinson is not a disease that only affects older adults, also the younger people can be affected. “Several studies have shown that environmental factors such as pesticides, atmospheric contamination and industrial solvents could increase the risk of suffering from Parkinson’s disease”, stated the WHO.
Among the first signs of illness are fear, muscle stiffness and sluggishness. The íntomas can start on one side of the body and in addition to lack of parpadeo, among others.
The association specified that there are signs that are not exclusive to the disease but that they can correspond to other pathologies. (I)
