Patient's question:
The day before yesterday, I was chatting with a friend on WeChat. The friend said that his colleague had Parkinson's disease and asked if I knew about this condition. I didn't know either. What exactly is Parkinson's disease?Doctor's answer:
Parkinson's disease, also known as tremor paralysis, is the most common degenerative disease of the central nervous system in the elderly. The main reason is that after inflammation of the substantia nigra cells in the midbrain, dopamine production increases, while the inhibitory function of acetylcholine weakens, leading to a relatively increased excitatory effect of acetylcholine. The imbalance results in "tremor paralysis." Parkinson's disease has a slow onset and progresses slowly, meaning it does not suddenly develop to a severe degree but rather follows a slow and gradual progression.