Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset

Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset: Introduction

Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset: A recessively inherited form of Parkinson's disease caused by a mutation in the DJ1 gene on chromosome 1p36. Disease progression tends to be slow. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset is available below.

Symptoms of Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset

• Muscle rigidity
• Bradykinesia
• Postural instability
• Tremors
• Poor balance
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset

• Treatment similar to Parkinson's disease in older patients, but younger patients seem to be at higher risk of complications of long term levadopa treatment
• Treatment should be aimed at controlling the most troubling symptoms and include:
• Levadopa - use of levadopa may be delayed as long as possible due to risk of complications with long term treatment in younger people.
• Dopamine antagonists - Bromocriptine, Cabergoline, Pergolide, Apomorphine
• Selegiline
• more treatments...»

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• Misdiagnosis of Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset

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Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or ...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple...read more »

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Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset: Rare Types

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