More than 2 years ago, Ms. Nguyen Khanh Hoa (33 years old, a junior high school teacher in Hanoi) discovered that her fingers were trembling many times while holding a ball to write on a board, then her hands were stiff, difficult to stretch, and difficult to balance when standing. Thinking that the nature of her job of having to stand and write a lot led to "shock", she ignored the first signs of "rescue" from her body.
When both hands were shaking, spreading all of their arms, unable to hold a pen or a powder, or even a thing, she went to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Lieu - Head of the Department of Neurology (Tam Anh General Hospital) for examination, and received the result: Mac Parkinson in severe pain.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Lieu, Parkinson's disease is the second leading cause of disability after cerebrovascular diseases. This is a syndrome of neurodegenerative disorders and degradation of the brain, which gradually becomes worse over time. Most people think Parkinson's disease is a disease of the elderly, but the worrying thing is that this disease is tending to "aging". About 10% of patients show signs of Parkinson's disease starting in their 40s, with some cases having the disease before the age of 30.
If not detected early, treated promptly and properly, after 5-7 years, the patient is at risk of neurological disorder, disability, paralysis in one place and is at high risk of death due to prolonged sleeping with ulcers, pneumonia, etc.
In Ms. Hoa's case, thanks to early detection, after 3 years of treatment with Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Lieu, her illness has significantly improved and she can return to teaching.
Experts warn of 10 early signs of Parkinson's disease:
- Run: About 70% of patients with Parkinson's disease often have symptoms of shaking. The phenomenon of shaking often occurs in the lips, fingers or sometimes the hands while at rest.
- Osteoporosis: Weak giac quan occurs during the initial stage of Parkinson's disease. Experts at the Pacific Health Research Institute (USA) say the phenomenon of loss of smell recognition could have occurred at least 4 years before Parkinson's disease developed.
- Changes in handwriting: People with Parkinson's disease will find handwriting different from before, the letters get smaller and crowded together, and the pen holding pose becomes more difficult.
- Muscle stiffness: Muscles and joints tend to become stiff and cannot stretch.
- Sleep disturbances: Neurologists warn that Parkinson's disease is associated with a form of sleep behavioral disorder. That is, while sleeping, people with Parkinson's disease occasionally scream, punch rocks, grit their teeth...
- Weak speech, slurred speech: Parkinson's disease is also associated with voice changes, which are the voice becoming gentle, weak, or slurred speech abnormally.
- Tight expression: People with Parkinson's disease have difficulty expressing their facial emotions, often staring at a certain distance and their eyes continuously blinking.
- Constipation: Even if you get enough water and fiber in your daily diet, constipation still occurs, think about the possibility of Parkinson's disease.
- Persistent neck pain: This sign is especially common in women. Parkinsinsins' neck pain is different from conventional neck pain, which is mainly a persistent feeling.
- Difficulty balancing: Parkinson's disease often has a curved figure, two folded shoulders, and a projected head in front. Along with problems with movement, they have difficulty maintaining balance and are at high risk of falling.
