As the population ages, the number of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease will also increase. As of last year’s health insurance statistics, there were about 70,000 people suffering from Parkinson’s disease in China. Situational photo. (file photo)
[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Taipei Report]The local epidemic of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) is getting more and more heated, and many people are worried about the infection. One of the signature symptoms “abnormal smell” is often considered to be infected with Wuhan pneumonia However, many studies have shown that the proportion of Parkinson’s disease patients with olfactory dysfunction is as high as 75% to 95%, and the time of onset is more than four years before the onset of dyskinesia symptoms.
Today (11th) is World Parkinson’s Day. It is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. Due to the aging population, the number of patients will also increase. As of last year, there were about 70,000 health insurance statistics in China. people with Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease is mainly due to the degeneration of the “substantia nigra” in the brain, which cannot produce enough neurotransmitter dopamine, which affects the patient’s physical activity.
Ye Duxue, director of the Department of Neurology of the Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical University, said that patients often have symptoms such as loss of smell, abnormality, sleep disturbance, fatigue, depression, postural hypotension, and severe constipation, and the proportion of abnormal sense of smell is very high, even as high as 95%. %.
People can use the major symptoms of Parkinson’s disease listed by the Taiwan Movement Disorders Society to self-test, including tremors when resting and relaxing, hands not swinging when walking, bending forward when standing, and one foot dragging when walking. Back, small steps and frequent falls, feeling lazy to do things, pain in the back of the neck or shoulders, deliberately avoiding getting along with people who can’t talk, lower pitch or hoarseness, slower writing and smaller font size. If you get 3 out of 10, you have to pay attention.
Lin Zugong, chairman of the Taiwan Movement Disorders Society, called on patients to adjust their mentality and live with the disease for 15 to 20 years. Although medical treatment has no way to stop painting, it can help patients and time competition. Early detection and early treatment can greatly reduce the trouble of related symptoms. .
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