60% people mistake
Parkinson's Disease symptoms for old age problem, says neurologists
As people lack awareness on Parkinson's Disease, 60 per cent of
them mistake its symptoms to be old age problems, causing a causing a delay in
diagnosis and leads to irreversible position of the disease, dosctors said on
Wednesday.
People often misunderstand Parkinson's Disease to be old age problems
whose symptoms are similar, like shakiness in limbs, tremors, slowed movements,
loss of automatic movements.
The disease affects only one side of the body unlike in the case of
age-related problem where it affects the complete body.
Sumit Singh, director and head of Neurology at city-based Artemis
hospital at a awareness lecture on Parkinson's Disease said, "This
misconception leads to delayed diagnosis causing complications worse to treat.
Our idea is to create awareness among all".
The neurosciences team has started a special OPD only for Parkinson's
Disease patients from April 10 to 16 at the hospital between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
where patients will be getting free consultation. According to
Parkinson's Disease Foundation, more than 10 million people worldwide are
living with the disease. Medication costs for an individual are $2,500
annually, and therapeutic surgery can cost up to $100,000 dollars per patient.
Aditya Gupta, director, neurosurgery at Artemis hospital said as the
stage advances, the effect of medication tends to stop and hinder quality of
life and the frequency of medication increases due to several on and off phases.
Gupta said, "This leads to end the medicine effect unpredictable
and hence people with advanced stage have to go for deep brain stimulation
(DBS) surgery. It is most often offered to people with advanced Parkinson's who
have unstable medication responses. DBS can stabilize medication fluctuations,
reduce or halt involuntary movements (dyskinesias), reduce tremor, reduce
rigidity, and improve slowing of movement."
15.04.2017
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