Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement, causing tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, and impaired posture and balance due to the loss of nerve cells in the substantia nigra. Treatments include drugs that increase dopamine like levodopa and carbidopa, as well as therapy, as the disease progresses through different stages.

1. Presented by: Ayna Dilum
Presented to: Rahima

2. PARKINSON’S DISEASE
 Parkinson’s disease is a progressive
nervous system disorder that affects
movements.

3. SYMPTOMS
 Tremor
 Slowed movement(bradykinesia)
 Rigid muscles
 Impaired posture and balance
 Loss of automatic movements
 Speech changes
 Writing changes

4. CAUSES
 Loss of nerve cells(substania nigra)
 Genes
 Environmental factors
 Head injury

5. TREATMENT & STAGES
 Drugs(increase dopamine)
 Therapy(levodopa)
 Meditation(Carbidopa)