Analysis of treatment methods for Parkinson's disease

Abstract

This research mainly introduces the symptoms and harms of Parkinson's disease, as well as the mainstream treatment methods in the past five years and potential treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) in the future. First of all, it talks about a biological treatment of PD. Levodopa and dopamine, which is currently the main drug used to relieve PD motor symptoms. It helps patients reduce motor symptoms as much as possible by supplementing the lack of dopamine in the brain. Secondly, it talks about MAO-B inhibitors, like medicine rasagiline and selegiline. These drugs increase dopamine availability by inhibiting dopamine metabolism, thereby reducing the symptoms of PD while reducing potential drug side effects. In addition, this research introduces two potential treatments for PD that are under development: nanomedicine and deep brain stimulation (DBS). The application of nanomedicine in PD treatment such as how it can improve the lives of PD patients through innovative methods in drug delivery, early diagnosis and nerve repair and some potential problems of nanomedicine during PD treatment, and how deep brain stimulation, a surgical treatment, can significantly reduce the symptoms of PD by implanting electrodes and stimulating specific brain areas, thereby improving patients' quality of life.