Parkinson's disease is a highly serious degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The disease results in the progressive decline of the entire motor functions of the mind and the body, thereby resulting in total loss of body movements and finally death of the victim. Parkinson's disease thus is a fatal condition of the mind and body. Despite tremendous progress in the field of medical science and technology, parkinson's disease still remain an incurable disease.
People, with Parkinson's disease along with the usual decline in motor control functions also experience certain other discomforts and symptoms such as difficulty in remembering and understanding things, bouts of depression, broken bones as a result of loss of movement. Thus along with addressing the basic motor functions the treatment for Parkinson's disease should also target to improve memory and reduce depression.
However, while we still do not know that exact cause of Parkinson's disease, we have found that Parkinson's disease occurs when the nerve cells of the brain get damaged or stop functioning normally. These nerve cells produce and use an important neurotransmitter called dopamine in the brain to send and receive messages.
As the nerve cells start getting damaged, the production of dopamine too progressively declines to the point when all the dopamine cells in the brain get damaged. Treatment for parkinson's disease to be successful therefore should address this factor of rapidly decaying and declining nerve cells.
People, with Parkinson's disease along with the usual decline in motor control functions also experience certain other discomforts and symptoms such as difficulty in remembering and understanding things, bouts of depression, broken bones as a result of loss of movement. Thus along with addressing the basic motor functions the treatment for Parkinson's disease should also target to improve memory and reduce depression.
However, while we still do not know that exact cause of Parkinson's disease, we have found that Parkinson's disease occurs when the nerve cells of the brain get damaged or stop functioning normally. These nerve cells produce and use an important neurotransmitter called dopamine in the brain to send and receive messages.
As the nerve cells start getting damaged, the production of dopamine too progressively declines to the point when all the dopamine cells in the brain get damaged. Treatment for parkinson's disease to be successful therefore should address this factor of rapidly decaying and declining nerve cells.
While, it is almost impossible to create new nerve cells or to prevent them from dying, there are now drugs available for brain damage treatment that help in increasing the dopamine levels in the brain. By increasing the dopamine levels in the brain, at least some features of the disease directly related to the disease such as depression, ability to walk, interest in day to day activities, certain cognitive functions etc. can be effectively treated and addressed.
Deprenyl is one smart drug that has been shown to increase dopamine naturally and thus holds great promise for not only the treatment of Parkinson's disease but all kinds of brain damage treatments including dementia treatment.
Deprenyl is one smart drug that has been shown to increase dopamine naturally and thus holds great promise for not only the treatment of Parkinson's disease but all kinds of brain damage treatments including dementia treatment.
Moreover, as dopamine levels are linked with age, deprenyl can go a long way in not only improving the quality of life but also increasing the life span of Parkinson's disease patients.
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