Abstract The prediction of Parkinson’s disease in early age has been challenging task among researchers, because the symptoms of disease came into existence in middle and late middle age. There are lots of symptoms that lead to Parkinson’s disease. But this article focuses on the...
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According to the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson’s Disease is the “progessive nervous system disorder that affects movement”. Specifically it is the gradual onset of tremors, usually in the hands. Parkinson’s is also commonly associated with symptoms such as stiffness or slow movements, slurred words, and other...
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Imagine you woke up and you had no control over your body’s movements. Now imagine this happened to you everyday, this is what a person with Parkinson’s disease goes through daily. People who suffer from Parkinson’s can have trouble writing and walking without help. The...
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Introduction Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be physically impaired? There are plenty of conditions that involve movement issues. One condition is Parkinson’s disease (PD). Famous icons, such as Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali have been diagnosed with the condition...
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With the development of aging in society, the incidence of senile psychosis is getting higher and higher: mainly manifested in population of both common elderly diseases: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s rising. In 2015, 8.5% of the world’s population was over 65 years old, and by 2050,...
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Most of us rely on our physical abilities and cannot imagine life without them. Going for a walk, eating a bowl of cereal, drinking a cup of coffee, dressing ourselves etc. are all abilities that we take for granted. Perhaps one of the most heart...
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Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is one of the fastest growing neurodegenerative diseases in the world and the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease next to Alzheimer’s Disease. What causes it has yet to be discovered, but researchers say that people who are more prone to...
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is characterized by a constant loss of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia Nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region of the brain. Dehay et al. (2015) suggest that the formation of Lewy Bodies (LBs) is another pathological hallmark which correlates with PD and is...
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder found among older adults at the age of 65 and above (Schwamborn, 2018). Symptoms of AD are memory loss, cognitive declination, disorientation, language deficit, impaired concentration, personal hygiene and self-care declination as well as behaviour and...
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Abstract This paper explores the classification of audio signals feature dataset to diagnosis Parkinson’s disease (PD), mainly it effects the central nervous system, Parkinson’s disease patient typically have a low-volume noise with a monotone quality. Firstly, James Parkinson described Parkinson’s disease as a neurological syndrome....
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Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative and chronic disorder of the central nervous system that progresses slowly and progressively incapacitates the person who suffers it. PD is often classified as a movement disorder, but it also produces some alterations in certain mental functions such...
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The term neurodegenerative disease contains different conditions that affect the neurons in the human brain. Neurons are the nerve cells in the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Neurons usually don’t reproduce so when they get damaged they die off and can’t be...
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One of the most important factors to staying independent as an older adult is the ability to perform daily tasks of living and self-care. The progression of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) leads to an increasing inability to perform daily activities, loss of independence, and a decreased...
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What exactly is Qigong? Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice used to promote not only physical health but mental health as well. Qigong is considered a form of meditation and is described as a “mind-body-spirit practice” (Bouguyon) that can increase all aspects of an individual’s...
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Parkinson’s Disease, a disease many people are all too familiar with, is a serious neurological disorder that involves a long-term degeneration of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Parkinson’s, or PD for short, affects more than 10 million people globally and over 60,000 Americans alone are...
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ABSTRACT Parkinson’s disease is a progressive and degenerative disorder that results from the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. This study includes age-related neurodegeneration such as PD. As the human lifespan is undeniably increasing, there is an increase in the constant threat of being affected by age-related...
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Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects the movement and often includes tremors. Damage to the nerve cells in the brain causes the dopamine levels to drop which leads to the actual symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This disease was discovered...
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease caused by the lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which acts as a chemical messenger in the brain; it has no known cure (Bruggman and Ortiz-Hartman). Due to lack of dopamine, those diagnosed may experience tremors, slow...
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More than one million people in this country are living with Parkinson’s disease (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation), and by 2030, the number of people living with PD is expected to double (Dorsey ER, Constantinescu R, Thompson JP, et al 2007), its symptoms including bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors,...
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