PARKINSON DISEASE

Course overview

PARKINSON DISEASE IS A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER THAT MOSTLY PRESENTS IN LATER LIFE WITH GENERALIZED SLOWING OF MOVEMENTS (BRADYKINESIA) AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER SYMPTOM OF RESTING TREMOR OR RIGIDITY. OTHER ASSOCIATED FEATURES ARE A LOSS OF SMELL, SLEEP DYSFUNCTION, MOOD DISORDERS, EXCESS SALIVATION, CONSTIPATION, AND EXCESSIVE PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENTS IN SLEEP. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.