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Parkinson's disease treatment

What is Parkinson’s disease?

Parkinson’s is a severe neurological disease that causes a gradual impairment of body movements. 

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that has a decisive role in the ability to make movements properly. 

As of today, we still do not know what causes damage to the cells that produce dopamine.

Parkinson’s disease has a genetic (hereditary) disease 

Trembling of the limbs, Muscle stiffne, Slowing of body movement etc are symptoms

A tremor in one of the hands usually the symptoms at the beginning of the disease.

How is Parkinson’s treated

Unfortunately, there is currently no treatment that can cure Parkinson’s disease.

Amantadine – a drug that encourages the secretion of dopamine from the synapse. It is given (alone or in combination with other drugs) to alleviate the symptoms of the disease.