| Parkinson's disease has been classified
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| | Symptoms at this stage include postural
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| into five stages by Hoehn and Yahr. Their
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| | instability and falling
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| classification is based on the severity
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| | down.Traditionally, this is the stage at
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| of symptoms and the degree of disability
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| | which dopamine agonists or Levodopa was
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| the patient experiences.When prescribing
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| | prescribed, but as mentioned above, some
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| treatment, the neurologist will take into
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| | of these drugs are now used at earlier
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| account the stage at which the patient is
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| | stages itself.Stage 4 occurs when there
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| perceived to be, among other things.Stage
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| | is an increase in the severity of
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| 1 is called unilateral disease. The term
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| | symptoms including postural instability
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| means that only one side of the body
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| | and falling. Surgery is one option for
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| shows symptoms of Parkinson's
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| | treatment at this stage. Surgery can
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| disease.This is considered an early stage
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| | alleviate some of the symptoms. However,
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| of the illness and may last for several
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| | this is generally recommended only for
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| years. Neuroprotective treatment is
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| | relatively young patients who are in good
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| common at this stage. This treatment aims
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| | health otherwise.Stage 5 is the most
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| to prevent further damage to the nervous
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| | advanced stage of Parkinson's disease.
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| system.Vitamin E was used at this stage,
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| | The patient is usually wheelchair bound.
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| but many researchers are of the opinion
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| | Walking is possible only with
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| that this is not very effective. A
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| | assistance.Levodopa continues to be a
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| selective MAO-B inhibitor called
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| | prescribed drug at this stage, along with
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| Rasigiline has shown promise.Stage 2 of
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| | a COMT inhibitor, which ensures that the
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| Parkinson's disease is labeled bilateral
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| | effects last longer. Surgery may also be
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| disease. Meaning, symptoms of Parkinson's
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| | an option, including pallidotomy, which
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| now show up on both sides of the body.
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| | destroys a small group of brain cells.
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| The illness is considered to be at Stage
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| | This helps avoid the rigidity often
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| 2 even if there is an insignificant
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| | experienced with Parkinson's disease and
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| symptom (an occasional tremor, for
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| | may stop tremors as well.Another possible
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| example) on the side of the body that was
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| | treatment is deep brain stimulation,
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| symptom-free earlier.Recent therapies at
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| | where electrodes are implanted into the
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| this stage include use of dopamine
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| | brain tissue and stimulated with low
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| agonists. Till some years ago, dopamine
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| | level electric currents.The symptoms of
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| agonists were used only at later stages
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| | Parkinson's disease progress as the
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| of the disease. Currently, researchers
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| | patient moves from one stage to the next.
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| are of the view that if such treatment is
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| | Ongoing research is producing new
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| started earlier, complications from using
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| | treatments including stem cell implants
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| drugs like Levodopa may not arise at
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| | and new drugs.Jane Peters is a researcher
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| later stages.The disease is said to be at
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| | and has written on several topics. For
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| stage 3 when symptoms show progression
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| | must-have articles on dopamine's role in
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| and especially when the patient has
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| | Parkinson's disease and on high blood
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| difficulty in maintaining their posture.
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| | pressure, see the foregoing links.
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