Parkinson's disease is a common chronic degenerative movement disorder of the central nervous system in the elderly, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. April 11 is the 26th World Parkinson's Disease Day, and the theme of this year's Parkinson's Disease Day is "Epidemic Prevention and Anti-Pascal, Full Management".
Zhang Kezhong, director of the Department of Neurology of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, reminded that during the epidemic period, Patients with Parkinson's disease should be scientifically protected, normally medicated, and exercised appropriately; at the same time, self-management should be strengthened, Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive disease, and each patient needs lifelong treatment, full management, and appropriate treatment plans at different stages, so as to better improve symptoms and improve quality of life.
The world's second most common neurodegenerative disease "Payou" on the mainland accounts for half of the world's patients
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients and has become the third largest invisible killer that threatens the health of middle-aged and elderly people on the mainland. According to statistics, there are nearly 3 million Parkinson's disease patients in the mainland, accounting for half of the world's Parkinson's disease patients, and the country with the largest number of patients in the world. At present, although Parkinson's disease cannot be cured, it can delay the progression of the disease through comprehensive treatment such as drugs, surgery, nursing, and rehabilitation, so early diagnosis and regular treatment are particularly important for patients.
Parkinson's disease is not only "shaking" Appear "combination symptoms" to be vigilant
Many people think of "trembling" when they mention Parkinson's disease, gait instability, tremor with specific markers, in fact, the symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary from person to person, far more than "trembling". "So far, the cause of Parkinson's disease is not known, and at the same time, there is a lack of specific diagnostic methods, the onset is hidden, and it is very easy to be ignored." Director Zhang Kezhong said that in addition to "shaking", Parkinson's will also have slow movements, stiffness, rigidity, and problems with the patient's balance, such as small steps and "frozen gait". In addition to the core symptoms of exercise, patients will also have non-motor symptoms such as paresthesia, loss of smell, constipation, sleep disorders, drastic changes in temperament, anxiety and depression, and poor memory.
The best time for surgical treatment is 4-5 years after diagnosis
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disease that requires lifelong treatment, full management, and appropriate treatment options at different stages to better improve symptoms and improve quality of life.
Although Parkinson's disease is still an incurable disease, after active and effective standardized treatment, patients are still likely to maintain self-care, good control of the disease, and obtain a higher quality of life. Parkinson's disease is characterized by the fact that the disease develops very quickly in the early stages. Through symptoms and examination, suspected patients may be Parkinson's disease, will be symptomatic medicine to the patient to use, early medication can help delay the development of the disease; at the same time, if the symptoms can be significantly improved after medication, it is also auxiliary to diagnosis.
Parkinson's disease should emphasize comprehensive treatment, with drug therapy being the first choice, followed by surgical treatment such as brain pacemakers. And it is not until it is very serious to take surgical treatment, the best time for surgical treatment is 4-5 years after diagnosis, when the disease progresses to a very serious time, the effect of drug treatment is very poor and then surgery is carried out, and the efficacy will be greatly reduced.
A "brain pacemaker", also known as deep brain stimulation, is an electrode implanted at the location of a specific nerve nucleus in the brain, and the abnormal electrical activity of neurons is inhibited by electrical stimulation, thereby improving the patient's motor symptoms. The operation has been carried out in jiangsu provincial people's hospital in a total of nearly 1,000 cases. In China, multi-modal image fusion technology target positioning, personalized needle design pre-planning, general anesthesia surgery and other technologies were applied earlier, which greatly improved the accuracy of surgery, improved the efficacy of surgery, and reduced the complications of surgery. Chief Physician Zhao Chunsheng of Neurosurgery reminded that brain pacemaker surgery is a more complex major operation, not all Parkinson's disease patients need surgical treatment, experienced experts need to evaluate before surgery, suitable for surgical treatment can be brain pacemaker surgery.
(Source: Jiangsu Public News Channel/Wang Leping Correspondent/Shi Zhaochun, Gong Dandan, Editor/Yu Jie)