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本帖最后由 weidsun 于 2010-7-12 22:10 编辑 " ?3 Q: @# X# y4 b8 {( k
0 M, w. v" P' H. w& d( A* x: ?Of course it's difficult to determine whether if your father has Parkinson's simply from the 3 lines of information you provided. It doesn't sound like your father has Parkinson's if he's had the same type of tremor since a much younger age, as I would expect him to have deteriorated significantly since that time.
0 |5 S9 k, T- T) K) HNow a Parkinson's tremor has some features:
& `- w3 R% J2 z( n6 o Y, b8 ?a) The tremor is asymmetric, usually one sided or both sides with one side much worse.
, z6 @0 j$ L' `; f& ~' r( U( Y9 b/ Qb) The tremor is primarily at rest and improves when the patient uses his hands.
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4 B$ N8 w) W9 g, Z" r! r" HAn Essential tremor is different, may be symmetrical and is worse when he reaches out to do things.
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/ ?# Z+ ]8 @, n3 @. p" w2 ^0 A0 LWith respect to mental/cognitive ability, it typically would not deteriorate in the early course of Parkinson's. On the other hand if your father truly has Parkinson's he should not be agile in the way you mentioned.
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: Z/ \/ C% s5 M2 qAt the end of the day I don't think taking a course of medication is a bad idea as it can provide diagnostic information. However, I would lean towards thinking your dad has an essential tremor, which is the most common type of tremor and has high inheritance rates. In that case a different medication like Propranolol would be more appropriate. Then again, you can't trust someone who didn't even lay eyes on your father.
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