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Two-thirds of Parkinson’s patients are 75 and over, yet the disease can also strike younger. The explanations of the doctor and journalist Damien Mascret, Tuesday April 11 on the set of 19/20.
“It is estimated in France that 4% of Parkinson’s patients are under 55 years old. The typical signs are always the same in seniors, to have tremors very often present and what is called hypertonia, that is to say the arm which remains a little bent, which one does not relax more fully”, describes Damien Mascret, doctor and journalist for France Télévisions, on the set of 19/20. There is also akinesia, which means that we make very few gestures.
Give advice if the diagnosis is confirmed
In young people, the tremor is less present “and there is a sign that is not often found in seniors, it is frequent cramps in the hands, feet“. Even if “most of the time, the cramps are absolutely trivial“, reassures Damien Mascret. What is the point of making an early diagnosis?”First, the doctor will be able to rule out another cause that looks like Parkinson’s disease, but which benefits from treatment, and we will give you advice if the diagnosis is confirmed.“, says the doctor and journalist.
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