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A 5 page discussion of the importance of growth factors in this devastating condition. The author summarizes the findings of three research studies which suggests the administration of growth factor can play an important role in treating Parkinson's. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Parkinsons disease is a neurological condition which results in the severe physical and mental impairment of the patient. The disease affects an estimated 1.5 million individuals and their
families (Goldberg, 1995). Although the precise causes of Parkinson disease are only partially understood, there appears to be a link between Parkinsons disease and growth factors. Those
who suffer from Parkinsons disease experience the slow destruction of a small section of the brain called the substantia nigra. It is believed that brain derived neurotrophic factors such
as nerve growth factors play a role in this destruction. Parkinsons Disease is a disease of tremendous physical and emotional consequences. Those
who suffer from the disease are often reduced almost overnight from fully functioning individuals to being totally dependent of the aid of their families and those in the health care
profession. The substantial nigra is the portion of the brain which supplies the substance dopamine to an area of the brain called the striatum. The striatum
area of the brain which controls movement and the loss of motor skills is one of the most obvious symptoms of Parkinsons.
Without the neurotransmitter dopamine the striatum dries up. Although there are still plenty of reserves of dopamine in the rest of the body, those reserves cannot physically
pass into the brain because of the guard membranes located on the interiors of the brain capillaries. Consequently the patient begins to slow and their movements become erratic and
finally ceases altogether. Although Parkinsons disease is not fatal it has the potential to leave a patient wheelchair bound and unable to even speak or walk, et alone do any
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