Question

how can patients can suffer from drug-induced Parkinson Disease

Answer 1

Parkinson disease is a form of movement disorder .This may or may not occur as the patient ages.There are three main reasons to get this

• Medication or drug( Drugs which has the capacity to block the transmission of dopamine can lead to drug-induced Parkinson disease. e.g., first and second generation antipsychotic drugs,valproic acud,dopamine inhibiting drugs.
• Heredity
• Injury or trauma to brain

When there is a prolonged use of drugs this can affect the normal func tion of the brain ans altering the body mechanics. The patient usually suffers with the following problems

• Tardive dyskinesia (this involuntary movement of the muscles)
• Muscle spasm
• Abnormal gait
• Problems associated with vision
• Constipation
• Incontinence
• Loss of sensory functions of olfactory which makes patients unable to sense the smell

This type of PD is usually reversible if the specific drug causing PD is discontinued .