Parkinson's Disease E&P

Question 1

True or False: PD is an autoimmune disease?

Answer 1

False: A degenerative disorder of the CNS.

Question 2

What are the four main features of PD?

Answer 2

1) Slowness of movement
2) Muscular Rigidity
3) Resting tremor
4) Postural instability

Question 3

True or False: Tremor increases with movement?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or False: Symptoms are present during sleep?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What part of the body is most affected?

Answer 5

Hands arms and legs

but also jaw, tongue and forehead.

Question 6

Early sign?

Answer 6

Decrease in eye blinking

Question 7

What causes muscular aches?

Answer 7

Rigidity

Question 8

True or False: All PD patients have tremors?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or False: 50% or PD patients develop dementia?

Answer 9

True: and depression is common

Question 10

Age of onset?

Answer 10

40+

Question 11

1/200 of elderly have PD? true or False?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Men or Women?

Answer 12

Men

Question 13

Western cause?

Answer 13

Loss of brain stem cell groups.

Question 14

TCM Etiology?

Answer 14

Seven affects / again

Question 15

TCM organs affected?

Answer 15

Liver Blood and Kidney Yin

Question 16

TCM treatment?

Answer 16

Enrich Liver and kidneys, nourish yin and extinguish wind.