What are the late complications of Parkinsonism

Parkinson's patients may have three major complications in the advanced stage, including: first, due to the patient's muscle stiffness in the advanced stage, it is easy to fall when walking, and fractures may occur; 2. Parkinson's patients need to stay in bed for a long time due to inconvenient mobility, resulting in malnutrition, decreased immunity, and easy to lead to pneumonia or sepsis; 3. Parkinson's patients are prone to urinary tract infection in the late stage due to nocturia or urine incontinuation, urinary retention, etc.; In addition, Parkinson's patients will also have complications such as dementia in the advanced stage. This is not a substitute for face-to-face consultation, for reference only, if you feel unwell, please go to a regular hospital in time.

Because Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease of nerve function, these patients are prone to brain atrophy, and the striatum nigra will degenerate, resulting in a decrease in the number of dopaminergic neuronal transmitters and abnormal function, and the amount of dopamine in the patient's skull will be reduced, and patients will have limb tremors, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, abnormal posture and gait and other Parkinson's symptoms.

Because the neurodegeneration of brain tissue in these patients is irreversible, Parkinson's disease cannot be improved, and the patient's symptoms can only be improved and controlled by drugs. If patients have Parkinson's disease, these patients will gradually worsen their symptoms if they do not do it in time**, and these patients must follow the doctor's instructions for medication.

Parkinson's symptoms vary from person to person, the most significant symptoms are resting tremor, bradykinesia and muscle rigidity, and postural balance disorders occur in patients in the middle and advanced stages, and the onset is accompanied by some non-motor symptoms, including constipation, olfactory disorders, sleep disorders, autonomic dysfunction and mental and cognitive disorders.

Complications in the late stages of Parkinson's disease can manifest as motor and non-motor symptoms, usually in the following ways:

1. Motor symptoms: It can be manifested as a resting tremor of the hand and gradually develops into a limb tremor, for example, a resting tremor may occur in the arms and legs. Kinesia is worse than before, or even completely unable to walk, paralyzed in bed, at the same time, the general muscle rigidity increases, the whole body stiffness, muscle tone is significantly increased, and some patients will also have brain function changes, such as amnesia, psychiatric symptoms, anxiety, depression, and even manic symptoms;

2. Non-motor symptoms: can be manifested as constipation, sleep disorders, and even inability to sleep all night, which significantly reduces the quality of life of patients, affects the quality of life, and brings burden to family care and society. At this time, it is recommended that patients carry out symptomatic, psychological and psychological synthesis to improve the quality of life and reduce pain.

The late stage of Parkinson's disease is more often characterized by symptoms such as increased muscle tone, resting fibrillation, autonomic disorders, decreased movement, and mental disorders

1. Increased muscle tone. Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease will have significantly increased muscle tone, manifested by wrist joint extension, head tilt, metacarpophalangeal joint and elbow joint flexion, etc., due to local blood circulation obstruction, may be accompanied by joint pain symptoms.

2. Resting fibrillation. In the late stage of Parkinson's disease, tongue, mouth sores, jaw, limbs, head tremors, etc., which are difficult to control through self-awareness.

3. Autonomic nervous system disorder. Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease will have symptoms such as excessive sweating, intractable constipation, frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination.

4. Reduced exercise. In the late stage of Parkinson's disease, the automatic arm swing movement is significantly reduced, the lower limb activity gait is slowed down, dragging, and even dare not cross obstacles, and some patients will have a panicked gait.

5. Mental disorders. Psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and dementia can occur in the late stages of Parkinson's disease.