Inonu University, Turkey
Short Communication
Parkinson's disease
Author(s): Ebru Kuyumcu Savan
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative age-related
disease associated with loss of dopaminergic cells and both motor and
non-motor disorders. PD is the second most common neurodegenerative
disease that affects above 85 years of age and affects 2% of the population
over 60 years of age. PD is the brain's reward that causes typical motor
symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, contraction, as well as
non-motor symptoms such as executive dysfunction, mood and sleep
disturbance, with constant loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia
nigra (black substance) of the midbrain. It is defined as a disease caused
by dopamine deficiency, a neurotransmitter that helps control learning and
emotional centers [1-4]. .. View More»