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Walking unsteadily, falling easily, shaking hands, and some patients may be unable to control their behavior...... April 11 is World Parkinson's Disease Day, a common neurological disorder characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms.
The reporter interviewed Professor Shen Lu, director of the Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, and associate professor Yang Zhuan of the Department of Neurosurgery.
■Parkinson's disease
According to Shen Lu, Parkinson's disease, also known as parkinsonism, is a disease characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia, and postural gait instability, and it is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in middle and old age. The progression of the disease is currently irreversible.
■症状
The most easily recognized by the general public is the motor symptoms, which are shaking from one hand.
Slowing of movement occurs and progresses to the extremities.
In the later stage, there may be some posture and gait instability, which is easy to fall.
■Causes
aging
environment
heredity
■Treatment
drug therapy
Surgical treatment
New treatment: DBS surgery
Reporter: Shuai Cai Cheng Ji'an
Produced by Xinhua News Agency's Audio and Video Department