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Hillary Clinton most likely suffers from advanced Parkinsons disease...
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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 2364957" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Progressive Supranuclear Palsy</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-11020" target="_blank">Progressive supranuclear palsy</a>, or PSP, is a rare neurodegenerative disease that is often misdiagnosed as <a href="http://www.webmd.com/content/article/10/1833_50771.htm" target="_blank">Parkinson's disease</a> because its symptoms are similar. Because of its rarity, PSP is mostly unknown by the general public.</p><p>PSP develops because of the deterioration of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/picture-of-the-brain" target="_blank">brain</a> cells in a few small but very important areas at the base of the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/ss/slideshow-concussions-brain-injuries" target="_blank">brain</a>. The most important affected area is the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/content/article/46/1833_50761.htm" target="_blank">substantia nigra.</a> When this area of the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/rm-quiz-amazing-brain" target="_blank">brain</a> is affected by the disease, a lot of the palsy's symptoms become more visible.</p><p>The beginning stages of PSP include the inability to walk, falling spells, and stiffness. Falls experienced by a PSP patient are often described as having a state of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/first-aid/understanding-dizziness-basics" target="_blank">dizziness</a>, prior to actually falling. This dizziness description is sometimes misdiagnosed as an inner ear problem or a hardening of the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/heart/picture-of-the-arteries" target="_blank">arteries</a> that are blocking <a href="http://www.webmd.com/heart/anatomy-picture-of-blood" target="_blank">blood</a> flow to the brain.</p><p>The word "progressive" was included in the palsy's name, because symptoms typically progressively worsen for a patient. After seven to nine years, PSP becomes more difficult to deal with. The disease usually causes physical imbalance and stiffness of the body to grow worse, making walking very difficult or sometimes impossible.</p><p></p><p>Problems with <a href="http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/default.htm" target="_blank">eyesight</a> also occur in the later stages of PSP. Usually, visual problems can become as much of an issue as impaired walking for the patient. <a href="http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/ss/slideshow-healthier-eyes" target="_blank">Eyesight</a> is most affected by the difficulty to aim the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/picture-of-the-eyes" target="_blank">eye</a> properly, making reading very hard. Another <a href="http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/eye-assessment/default.htm" target="_blank">eyesight</a> problem that is sometimes encountered is the inability to maintain visual contact with another person during conversation. PSP can also cause "tunnel vision," which sometimes causes problems while a person is trying to drive a car.</p><p>Most PSP patients eventually experience a mild to moderate degree of mental problems. The slowing of thoughts and thinking makes it hard for the person to hold a conversation with others or to analyze problems.</p><p></p><p>There is no cure for PSP. Care should be focused on keeping the person comfortable and creating the best quality of life possible.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-psp?page=2" target="_blank">Progressive Supranuclear Palsy</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 2364957, member: 12952"] [SIZE=5][B]Progressive Supranuclear Palsy[/B][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.webmd.com/brain/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-11020']Progressive supranuclear palsy[/URL], or PSP, is a rare neurodegenerative disease that is often misdiagnosed as [URL='http://www.webmd.com/content/article/10/1833_50771.htm']Parkinson's disease[/URL] because its symptoms are similar. Because of its rarity, PSP is mostly unknown by the general public. PSP develops because of the deterioration of [URL='http://www.webmd.com/brain/picture-of-the-brain']brain[/URL] cells in a few small but very important areas at the base of the [URL='http://www.webmd.com/brain/ss/slideshow-concussions-brain-injuries']brain[/URL]. The most important affected area is the [URL='http://www.webmd.com/content/article/46/1833_50761.htm']substantia nigra.[/URL] When this area of the [URL='http://www.webmd.com/brain/rm-quiz-amazing-brain']brain[/URL] is affected by the disease, a lot of the palsy's symptoms become more visible. The beginning stages of PSP include the inability to walk, falling spells, and stiffness. Falls experienced by a PSP patient are often described as having a state of [URL='http://www.webmd.com/first-aid/understanding-dizziness-basics']dizziness[/URL], prior to actually falling. This dizziness description is sometimes misdiagnosed as an inner ear problem or a hardening of the [URL='http://www.webmd.com/heart/picture-of-the-arteries']arteries[/URL] that are blocking [URL='http://www.webmd.com/heart/anatomy-picture-of-blood']blood[/URL] flow to the brain. The word "progressive" was included in the palsy's name, because symptoms typically progressively worsen for a patient. After seven to nine years, PSP becomes more difficult to deal with. The disease usually causes physical imbalance and stiffness of the body to grow worse, making walking very difficult or sometimes impossible. Problems with [URL='http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/default.htm']eyesight[/URL] also occur in the later stages of PSP. Usually, visual problems can become as much of an issue as impaired walking for the patient. [URL='http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/ss/slideshow-healthier-eyes']Eyesight[/URL] is most affected by the difficulty to aim the [URL='http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/picture-of-the-eyes']eye[/URL] properly, making reading very hard. Another [URL='http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/eye-assessment/default.htm']eyesight[/URL] problem that is sometimes encountered is the inability to maintain visual contact with another person during conversation. PSP can also cause "tunnel vision," which sometimes causes problems while a person is trying to drive a car. Most PSP patients eventually experience a mild to moderate degree of mental problems. The slowing of thoughts and thinking makes it hard for the person to hold a conversation with others or to analyze problems. There is no cure for PSP. Care should be focused on keeping the person comfortable and creating the best quality of life possible. [URL="http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-psp?page=2"]Progressive Supranuclear Palsy[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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