In the past, it was generally believed that Parkinson's disease was a disease of the elderly, but Wu Ruimei, director of the Parkinson's Disease and Dyskinesia Research Center of National Taiwan University Hospital, pointed out that at present, 65,438+00 to 65,438+05% of patients are diagnosed under 40 years old. According to clinical observation, young patients with Parkinson's disease are more likely to be self-enclosed than elderly patients, because young and middle-aged people are in the sprint stage and the important stage of getting married. If Parkinson's disease is diagnosed, it will be a huge impact on individuals and families.
Young Parkinson's disease has no symptoms of trembling, but shows stiff limbs and abnormal movements.
For Parkinson's disease, most of the symptoms we remember are "trembling". Director Wu Ruimei said that in addition to trembling, slow movements, stiff limbs, weakness and small handwriting are all common symptoms in the early stage of Parkinson's disease. Among them, the early symptoms of Parkinson's disease are different between young people and old people. Young patients rarely have shivering symptoms in the early stage, but most of them show limb movements, such as limb stiffness and abnormal movements.
Zheng Xiong (a pseudonym), 40, was a successful executive and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years ago. At first, my shoulder ached and my right hand was numb. I mistook it for a 50-shoulder attack. I went to the orthopedic clinic first. But after treatment, my symptoms did not improve, and even my right foot began to walk slowly and hold things unsteadily. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease only after being referred to the neurology department.
At the beginning of the disease, Masao complained all day and even concealed his illness from his family, pessimistically thinking that he would eventually lose his original life and job. Fortunately, after being enlightened by doctors and relatives, what Zheng Xiong was afraid of didn't happen. In recent years, Masao often encourages patients like him. As long as active treatment, I believe there will be curable drugs in the future. Director Wu Ruimei pointed out that as some symptoms are easily confused with Fifty Shoulder Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other diseases, up to 30% of patients will go to rehabilitation and orthopedics for medical treatment, which leads to the inability to prescribe the right medicine immediately and delay the treatment time.
Up to 43% patients with Parkinson's disease are complicated with depression due to internal and external pressures.
According to statistics, 43% of patients with Parkinson's disease are complicated with depression. Director Wu Ruimei explained that depression mostly occurs in the initial diagnosis and the late course of the disease. In addition to the left brain function changes caused by the disease, most patients knew nothing about Parkinson's disease at first, and their emotions about diagnosis were mixed. Coupled with external pressure, patients were easily immersed in depressed emotions, isolated from the world and complicated with depression. In addition, more studies show that young patients and patients with obvious symptoms of stiffness and bradykinesia are more likely to suffer from depression than ordinary Parkinson's patients.
The brain function damage of Parkinson's disease is irreversible. If it is not found and treated early, it may accelerate the time for patients to appear dyskinesia and lose their ability to move, and it is more likely that patients will lose their ability to express themselves orally. In fact, as long as it is found early and treated in time, it can maintain a normal life, and as long as there are no complicated physical movements at work, there will be basically no obvious impact, and patients need not worry.
Director Wu Ruimei said that there are various treatment methods for Parkinson's disease, and different treatment schemes will be provided according to different symptoms of patients, which will help patients relieve symptoms, delay the deterioration of the disease, and even help most patients with depression. Director Wu Ruimei also called for not ignoring the early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. If you have numbness, tingling, involuntary trembling or stiff limbs, you should give priority to neurology.