Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease – To Do Or Not To Do? - Dr. Shivam Mittal

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Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
To Do Or Not
To Do? Dr. Shivam Mittal
Parkinson's Disease is a movement disorder dating
back to as far back as 12th century BC. But, it
only came to be known better after James
Parkinson's described the disease, which is why
the name. Parkinson's Disease affects both men
and women, most commonly after the age of 60.
But, there are cases where younger patients also
experience the disorder. You must thus be on the
lookout for the symptoms, and immediately get in
touch with a professional to identify the
problem and suggest you an appropriate treatment.
Although there is no permanent cure for
Parkinson's Disease, yet there are a number of
medications, therapies, and other treatments
that can help alleviate the symptoms and bring
relief, even though temporary.
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What symptoms are associated with Parkinson's
Disease? Let us first understand the most common
symptoms of Parkinson's Disease so that you can
identify them at the earliest and take proper
action. The most common symptoms associated with
Parkinson's Disease include shaking of the
hands, stiffness, and slowness of movement.
However, if the disorder advances, the symptoms
may also include depression, urinary symptoms,
and dementia. How can Parkinson's Disease be
treated? The first breakthrough in treating
Parkinson's Disease came in the 1960s with the
development of Levodopa. After this, there have
been many medications made available for
treatment over time, but none is as effective as
Levodopa. After this came the discovery of Deep
Brain Stimulation, which was first described in
the late 1980s, but which only got approval by
the FDA in 2002. Ever since, this treatment has
been in use to treat Parkinson's patients, and
relieve them of most of the symptoms (even
though temporarily), improving the patients
quality of life. What is Deep Brain
Stimulation? Deep Brain Stimulation is an
invasive surgery that involves implanting a
neurotransmitter into the chest area, and
electrodes into a specific part of the brain,
which are connected with the help of wires to
provide signals from the neurotransmitter to the
electrodes, such that the brain can control the
movements of the body.
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Should you undergo a Deep Brain Stimulation
surgery? Although Deep Brain Stimulation is
approved and highly effective, having shown
wonderful results in patients who have undergone
it, yet we would advise you to keep it as your
last choice. After all, it is a surgery that is
invasive, which means permanently altering
certain parts of your body. So, you must first
try treating yourself with medications and
therapies. However, if your symptoms are worse
and are not reacting to such treatments, Deep
Brain Stimulation is then your best choice.
Ideal patients for the surgery are those who are
suffering from Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease,
and are still dopamine responsive, but are
unable to take an adequate dose due to side
effects or those who have significant disabling
on and off symptoms.. Are there any
complications after undergoing the
surgery? Despite the fact that Deep Brain
Stimulation offers wonderful results of
alleviating symptoms and helping the patient to
live an improved quality of life, yet it is
after all an invasive surgery, which means that
there are undoubtedly chances of side-effects.
If there is any fault in the surgery, there could
be bleeding, infection, or misplacement. Also,
the surgery may result in behavioural changes,
visual disturbances, disbalance, etc. in some
patients. However, all these side- effects can
be controlled with appropriate programming.
Also, Deep Brain Stimulation is a reversible
procedure, which is why most complications can
be effectively controlled. So, on the whole,
there should be no problem in undergoing the
procedure yet, you must always have yourself
diagnosed and treated by an expert, who can help
identify whether Deep Brain Stimulation is the
right choice for you or not. Dr. Shivam
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Mittal is one such professional offering Deep
Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's in UAE for a
long time now, with successful results. Here,
youll be thoroughly diagnosed to see if your
condition can be treated with the help of
medications and therapies and only if not, will
you be given the last option of surgery. Thus,
you can rest assured that youll get only
genuine advice and treatment at Dr. Shivam
Mittals. For more Information https//www.parkin
sonsdiseasespecialist.com/