A Simple Guide to Parkinson's Disease and Related Brain Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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Brain Diseases
The brain is the control center of the body. It controls thoughts, memory, speech and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. When the brain is healthy, it works quickly and automatically. However, when problems occur, the results can be devastating.
What are Brain Diseases?
1. Infections of the brain lead to problems such as vision loss, weakness and paralysis.
2. Ischemia of the brain leads to loss of brain cells, which happens if you suffer a stroke, can affect your ability to think clearly
3. Brain tumors also press on nerves and affect brain function.
4. Some brain diseases are hereditary - neurogenetic diseases, e.g. Huntington’s disease and muscular dystrophy
5. developmental disorders, e.g. cerebral palsy;
6. Degenerative brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease.
7. trauma, e.g. spinal cords and heads injury;
8. convulsive disorders, e.g. epilepsy;
The symptoms of brain diseases vary widely depending on the specific problem.
In some cases, damage is permanent.
In other cases, treatments such as surgery, medicines or physical therapy can correct the source of the problem or improve symptoms.
The best diagnosis of brain diseases is by an MRI of the brain.
Treatment include :
1.Surgery to stop bleeding in subarachnoid hemorrhage, a burst aneurysm in the brain blood vessels
2.Surgical removal of small brain tumors
3. radiation therapy for treatment of larger tumors
4. Medications for seizures, Parkinson, infections
5. blood thinners for blood clot in brain
Parkinson’s Disease
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of old age characterized by slow movement , rest tremors , rigidity and poor coordination.
Who gets Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's Disease usually after the age of 50 years.
Incidence is about 0.2% of population.
It is one of the most common neurologic disorders of the elderly.
It affects both men and women.
What causes Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's Disease results when the nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls muscle movement are gradually destroyed.
Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help send signals back and forth. Damage in the area of the brain that controls muscle movement causes a decrease in dopamine production.
Low dopamine affects the balance between nerve-signaling substances (transmitters). As a result, the nerve cells cannot properly send messages. This results in the loss of muscle function.
What are the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease?
Early symptoms may be nonspecific and my include numbness, painful and tender muscles, stiffness and weakness of limbs, fatigue and unexplained weight loss.
As the disease progresses, the classical features of Parkinson's Disease appear:
1. Bradykinesia (slowness of movement)
2. Leadpipe rigidity
3. Rest tremors
4. Postural instability
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 Brain Diseases
Chapter 2 Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 3 Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 4 Huntingdon’s Chorea
Chapter 5 Encephalitis
Chapter 6 Epilepsy
Chapter 7 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Chapter 8 Brain Aneurysm
Chapter 9 Brain Cancer
Chapter 10 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Chapter 12 Head Injury
Epilogue
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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A Simple Guide to Parkinson's Disease and Related Brain Conditions - Kenneth Kee
A
Simple
Guide
to
Parkinson’s Disease
And
Brain Diseases
by
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2013 Smashwords Edition
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
to my wife Dorothy
and my children
Carolyn, Grace
and Kelvin
This book describes the Parkinson’s Disease and other Brain Diseases such as Cerebral Palsy, Huntingdon’s Chorea, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cerebral Aneurysm, Brain Cancer, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Head Injury which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
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Chapter 1
Brain Diseases
The brain is the control center of the body. It controls thoughts, memory, speech and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. When the brain is healthy, it works quickly and automatically. However, when problems occur, the results can be devastating.
What are Brain Diseases?
1. Infections of the brain lead to problems such as vision loss, weakness and paralysis.
2. Ischemia of the brain leads to loss of brain cells, which happens if you suffer a stroke, can affect your ability to think clearly
3. Brain tumors also press on nerves and affect brain function.
4. Some brain diseases are hereditary - neurogenetic diseases, e.g. Huntington’s disease and muscular dystrophy
5. developmental disorders, e.g. cerebral palsy;
6. Degenerative brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease.
7. trauma, e.g. spinal cords and heads injury;
8. convulsive disorders, e.g. epilepsy;
The symptoms of brain diseases vary widely depending on the specific problem.
In some cases, damage is permanent.
In other cases, treatments such as surgery, medicines or physical therapy can correct the source of the problem or improve symptoms.
The best diagnosis of brain diseases is by an MRI of the brain.
Treatment include :
1.Surgery to stop bleeding in subarachnoid hemorrhage, a burst aneurysm in the brain blood vessels
2.Surgical removal of small brain tumors
3. radiation therapy for treatment of larger tumors
4. Medications for seizures, Parkinson, infections
5. blood thinners for blood clot in brain
Chapter 2
Parkinson’s Disease
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of old age characterized by slow movement , rest tremors , rigidity and poor coordination.
Who gets Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's Disease usually after the age of 50 years.
Incidence is about 0.2% of population.
It is one of the most common neurologic disorders of the elderly.
It affects both men and women.
What causes Parkinson's