Parkinson's Disease
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Symptoms
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Confusion
Disorientation; Thinking - unclear; Thoughts - cloudy; Altered mental status - confusionConfusion is the inability to think as clearly or quickly as you normally do.
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Depression - overview
Blues; Gloom; Sadness; MelancholyDepression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps.
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Muscle atrophy
Muscle wasting; Wasting; Atrophy of the musclesMuscle atrophy is the wasting or loss of muscle tissue.
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Hallucinations
Sensory hallucinationsHallucinations involve sensing things such as visions, sounds, or smells that seem real but are not.
Hallucinations
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Memory loss
Forgetfulness; Amnesia; Impaired memory; Loss of memory; Amnestic syndrome; Dementia - memory loss; Mild cognitive impairment - memory lossMemory loss (amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness.
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Tests and Procedures
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Head MRI
Nuclear magnetic resonance - cranial; Magnetic resonance imaging - cranial; MRI of the head; MRI - cranial; NMR - cranial; Cranial MRI; Brain MRI; MRI - brain; MRI - headA head MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the brain and surrounding nerve tissues.
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Catecholamine blood test
Norepinephrine - blood; Epinephrine - blood; Adrenalin - blood; Dopamine - bloodThis test measures the levels of catecholamines in the blood.
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Holter monitor (24h)
Ambulatory electrocardiography; Electrocardiography - ambulatory; Atrial fibrillation - Holter; Flutter - Holter; Tachycardia - Holter; Abnormal heart rhythm - Holter; Arrythmia - Holter; Syncope - Holter; Arrhythmia - HolterA Holter monitor is a machine that continuously records the heart's rhythms.
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Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS)
Electrophysiology study - intracardiac; EPS - intracardiac; Abnormal heart rhythms - EPS; Bradycardia - EPS; Tachycardia - EPS; Fibrillation - EPS; Arrhythmia - EPS; Heart block - EPSIntracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS) is a test to look at how well the heart's electrical signals are working.
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