*Other symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease can cause a variety of other symptoms.

These may include:
- Reduced dexterity and coordination. Handwriting changes and writing are becoming less common (micro-graphic). Reduced athletic abilities and daily activities such as dressing or meal becomes more difficult;
- Muscle cramps and joint damage;
- An oily skin and the appearance or increase dandruff;
- Digestive and urinary problems. Constipation is common. Is difficult to control urination and frequent urination may occur and compelling. Drugs used to treat the disease may help or worsen symptoms;

- Problems in the control of involuntary or automatic body functions such as: increased sweating, decreased blood pressure when people stand in orthostatic position (orthostatic hypotension) and sexual dysfunction. But these symptoms can be given and the treatment used in Parkinson's disease;
- Sudden onset and brief inability to move. Often affect the person walking;
- Sleep problems can occur, mood and thinking at those affected by this disease.

Sleepiness or insomnia can occur at these patients due to anxiety, depression, or physical fatigue. People affected by the disease may not have a normal sleep since and can not easily change position in bed.



One person affected by symptoms of Parkinson's disease can easily become a person dependent on others, a person fearful, indecisive and passive. It is possible that they talk much less than before speaking, to withdraw even from family and friends and remain inactive and removed some, if not encouraged to overcome. Depression is very common at these people and can be caused both by chemical changes occurring in the brain and as a reaction upon learning the news that he suffers from a disease leading to disability. But with proper treatment, the patient's condition can be improved.

Up to one in three people suffering from Parkinson's disease may develop dementia and confusion, similar to those of Alzheimer's disease (all primary degenerative dementia, characterized by the appearance of a slowly evolving dementia), the final phase of the disease. Depression can contribute to memory loss and causing confusion.



Memory loss, hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that do not exist in reality) and imaginative dreams can sometimes be caused by drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease. There are a variety of diseases with symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease. Some of these may be reversible.

*Diseases with similar symptoms

Parkinson's disease can be difficult to diagnose because many diseases have symptoms that are common in Parkinson's disease (tremor, muscle rigidity, slower movements, and balance disorders).