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About 8 to 10 patients are coming for Parkinson’s treatment every week at KEM Hospital in Paral of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, some of them are also admitted for regular follow-up. Experts said that if these figures in a public hospital are taken philosophically, there is a renewed hope for advanced treatment methods in the background of this increasing number of patients.(Photo Courtesy – AI)

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Head of Neurology Department of KEM Hospital Dr. Neeraj Jain said that although levodopa is an effective drug in the treatment of Parkinson’s, it is important that all patients get the same benefit from it. Parkinson’s causes a decrease in dopamine in the body. Levodopa helps with this. It helps to reduce the vibration of the patient. So Deep Brain Stimulation i.e. DBS is an important treatment method.

According to experts, initially the effect of medicine is good, but with time its effect decreases. Experts say the reasons behind this are the progression of the disease and the depletion of dopamine cells in the brain. Experts also opine that in some cases the effect of the drug may be reduced due to bacteria in the gut.

However, the availability of such advanced treatments is still limited. Experts say big hospitals, cost and technical expertise are the main challenges, but despite treatment limitations, technologies like DBS are showing new hope for Parkinson’s patients.

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Symptoms of Parkinson’s:

• Trembling of hands or fingers while resting
• Very slow movement
• Loss of balance, falls, or trouble walking
• Lack of facial expression while talking or smiling
• Sleep problems, loss of smell, constipation and depression should be treated immediately with medical advice.

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