Parkinson Syndrome Vs Disease
Parkinsonisms also known as atypical parkinson s disease or parkinson s plus represent about 10 15 of all diagnosed cases of parkinsonism.
Parkinson syndrome vs disease. Parkinson s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. About parkinson s syndrome general information. The four main types are. Parkinson s disease involves an imbalance between dopamine and acetylcholine two chemicals involved in transmitting signals from the brain.
The main difference between parkinsonism and parkinson s disease is that parkinsonism is a comparatively rapidly progressive condition than parkinson s disease with additional features like hallucinations delusions and dementia. The imbalance can cause involuntary movement decreased movement rigidity and abnormal walking and posture. Parkinsonism also called atypical parkinson s or parkinson s plus is the umbrella term. Early in the disease process it is often hard to know whether a person has idiopathic meaning of unknown origins parkinson s disease or a syndrome that mimics it.
Next we ll discuss the six most. Though there are over a dozen different forms of parkinsonism. These syndromes tend to progress more rapidly than parkinson s present with additional symptoms such as early falling dementia or. Parkinsonisms also known as atypical parkinson s disease or parkinson s plus represent about 10 15 of all diagnosed cases of parkinsonism.
Tremors are common but the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. Parkinson s disease or a syndrome that mimics it. Parkinson s plus syndromes are more serious and harder to treat than classic parkinson s disease. We call the syndromes atypical because they usually differ from parkinson s disease in a few ways.
Parkinsonism means looks like parkinson s disease to neurologists this means that the person has a somewhat flexed posture moves slowly is stiff and usually walks slowly with small steps and reduced or no arm swing. Symptoms start gradually sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand.