Updated: 10-04-2025
Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder.
It is a kind of progressive disorder of the nervous system, and hence, no symptoms in most cases become obvious for many years.
People live with it for years without knowing the fact that they are affected by it.
Let us know more about Parkinson’s disease symptoms, causes, and treatments.
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
In most cases of Parkinson’s disease, people over 50 are found to have its symptoms.
However, it may affect people aged between 21 and 40 as well. Some of the symptoms are
- Tremor of Hands
- Slow Movements
- Inexpressive Face
- Affected Voice
- Affected Sense of Smell
- Muscle stiffness
- Impaired balance
Causes for Parkinson’s Disease
Dopamine is a state when the brain of a male or a female gradually loses its ability to produce neurotransmitters, due to which he/she gradually loses control over his/her body and emotions.
As the dopamine level goes down, people face problems in doing work or controlling their movements. The reason behind the death of these brain cells is yet to be discovered.
Tests for Parkinson’s Disease
Diagnosing this problem is yet a difficult task, particularly at an early stage, as no specific set of tests can confirm the diagnosis.
The symptoms appearing in this disease may be because of several other illnesses.
For making a correct diagnosis of the illness, medical history and clinical examinations are considered helpful.
Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a disease that has no cure.
Some kinds of treatment approaches are helpful for the patients, including
- Medication
- Modification for a general way of life
- Surgery
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
- Occupational therapy
