A Review of Parkinson’s Disease: From Epidemiology to Treatment

Authors

  • Maryam. H. Shubbar Al Farabi University Collage, Pharmacy department, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Niran A. Al Ogali Al Farabi University Collage, Pharmacy department, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Noor M. Mohammed Al Farabi University Collage, Pharmacy department, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords:

Parkinson’s disease, neurodegeneration, genetic factors, treatment, epidemiology

Abstract

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a fast-growing neurodegenerative disorder. It affects people at the ages of 55 to 65 years. PD causes substantial disability and so the patients would have a poor quality of life. There are many factors that could induce this disease such as genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. While this disease is incurable, many scientific researchers are trying to find a cure in addition to managing the motor and non-motor symptoms. Levodopa is the key treatment for PD; though, its motor complications and induction of dyskinesia limited its long-term use. In patients with advanced stage PD, it is favorable to initiate combination therapy with dopamine agonists, catechol O methyltransferase inhibitors (COMT), or monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors (MAOs). Surgical procedures are the last option to treat patients with a late stage of the disease. In addition, managing a healthy lifestyle, balanced food and physical excesses are very crucial to improve patients’ life. This review discusses epidemiology of PD, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment that can deliver ideas about patient-specific care, so diminish drugs side effects and open new paths to develop updated strategies to control the progress of this disease

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