Essays on Parkinson'S Disease

The aim of this essay is to explore, critically analyse and evaluate what a Long-Term Health Condition is. It will mainly focus on Parkinson’s Disease, a Long-Term Condition (LTC), which is listed on the compendium of long-term condition from the Department of Health. This essay...

The two key pathological hallmarks of PD are the Lewy bodies (LB) and the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the SNpc, although increasing evidence supports that other areas and nuclei of the nervous system are affected as well. Parkinson’s disease and dopamine depletion Although...

How can genetic engeniering help cure Parkinson’s disease? The Parkinson’s disease ended many lives, plenty of people have suffered from this disease. The Parkinson disease is a genetically inherited disease, Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Symptoms start gradually, sometimes...

In 1983, Langston and co-workers discovered that intravenous injection of the toxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) from failed drug synthesis was able to induce parkinsonian syndrome (Langston et al. , 1983; Zeng et al. , 2018). Since then, epidemiological research has revealed several environmental and lifestyle-linked factors...

It is estimated that 145,000 people suffer from Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the UK (1), with this figure predicted to rise by approximately 20% by 2025. PD is a chronic neurodegenerative disease for which there is no cure (2). It is caused by the death...

The Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the common neurodegenerative disorders which can also be induced by administration of antipsychotic drugs while treating positive symptoms of schizophrenia. The motor disorders like dyskinesia, rigidity and tremors can also result from chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. The...

My case involves a 74 year old male, a former successful member of the corporate world, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and initially was confined to a wheelchair. He also had a history of bipolar disorder and depression which inhibited his enthusiasm to participate...