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Do all Parkinson’s patients eventually need a feeding tube? Or only some patients? If a Parkinson’s patient has a feeding tube, could it eventually turn around to where they can go back to eating normally and food again or is that finished forever?

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I am 16 and I have had unsteady hands for a while now. It’s not just a little shaky either; I can’t even draw a straight line with out there being bumps from me shaking. I know it is highly unlikely for someone my age to develop Parkinson’s, but it got me thinking.

My Mother-in-law has Parkinson’s for about five years. She is 77 years old. She was doing good then fell and broke her clavical about a week ago and has been going down hill ever since.

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I know that Huntington Chorea is a Neurodegeneration disease that affects the body and sometimes even a persons state of mind. If i wanted to become a Doctor that specialized in even Neuro-degeneration disease in general, what tpye of sciences or classes I would have to study? Any good colleges that specialize In Neuro-Degeneration disease’s like Huntington’s or parkinson’s or even Alzheimer’s.

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How bad are they? Little spasms and vibrations, or full blown tremors from day 1?

Also, if anyone has the statistic for how common parkinson’s is in specific age groups, I’d like it. Things like under 50/40/30

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Current medical symptoms for past 6-9 months – Age 50/Male
1. Parkinson’s like tremors in hands and arms and progressively becoming worse as time continues.
2. Losing cognitive ability and memory and these are getting progressively worse as well. I frequently lose track of work or a though right in the middle of it and I have to stop and think for nearly a half a minute to get back on track.
3. Lethargic and lacking in motivation. Kind of depressed, nothing unmanageable.

Over 1 1/2 year ago I had severe tremors occuring in hands, arms and face and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. The neurologist pronounced his diagnosis when I had taken Mirapex for a week and the tremors had vanished in arms and face, and were nearly gone in my hands.

I’m still taking the same amount of Mirapex but now the original symptoms have returned along with the memory and cognitive loss symptoms as well.

Could I have Alzheimers rather than Parkinson’s? I need help.

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i dont wanna get into too much personal stuff but i have a friend who never used to have symptoms of the disease but recently i noticed alot of head twitching and other symptoms of Parkinson’s…i just wanted to kno if its possible and if i should worry?

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I found an article that stated in small quantities it is good for Parkinson’s.

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My grandfather has parkinson’s and i have heard there are dogs that can be trained to help. please help me. i’m trying to learn as much about this as possible. if there are such dogs, do you know where to find them? and please only answer if you can actually help. Thanks in advance.

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