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What Causes Lack Of Control Of Hands And Legs?

My mom says that she is having a hard time holding things in her hands. She grabs a cup of coffee and it slides out of her hands. She holds a plate and it slips off . She also told me that when she walks, she has no control, she walks going side to side. She is 84 yrs. young.
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Hi
Thanks for your query.
I appreciate your concern for your mom's health.

After having gone through the symptoms described in your query, I am of the opinion that your mom has some sort of a neurological problem called as Parkinson's disease.

It is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects the body movements due to loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger Dopamine in the brain. A decreased Dopamine level causes abnormal brain activity, leading to signs of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's signs and symptoms may include:

Shaking tremor hand or fingers at rest
Slowed movement (bradykinesia). Steps may become shorter while walking dragging the feet
Muscle stiffness which can limit range of motion.
Impaired posture and balance problems.
Loss of automatic movements decreased ability to perform unconscious movements, including blinking, smiling or swinging the arms and
Speech changes.

She needs to be examined by a neurologist for not only to diagnose her condition but also to rule out other causes for the symptoms.
Following medications which restore the Dopamine level in the brain include: Carbidopa-levodopa or Other dopamine agonists like Pramipexole of Anticholinergics like Benztropine etc .
These drugs may markedly improve the signs and symptoms.

Hope the explanation given for your mom's condition could be useful for her in getting the early diagnosis and treatment.

A feed back is appreciated.
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What Causes Lack Of Control Of Hands And Legs?

Hi Thanks for your query. I appreciate your concern for your mom s health. After having gone through the symptoms described in your query, I am of the opinion that your mom has some sort of a neurological problem called as Parkinson s disease. It is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects the body movements due to loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger Dopamine in the brain. A decreased Dopamine level causes abnormal brain activity, leading to signs of Parkinson s disease. Parkinson s signs and symptoms may include: Shaking tremor hand or fingers at rest Slowed movement (bradykinesia). Steps may become shorter while walking dragging the feet Muscle stiffness which can limit range of motion. Impaired posture and balance problems. Loss of automatic movements decreased ability to perform unconscious movements, including blinking, smiling or swinging the arms and Speech changes. She needs to be examined by a neurologist for not only to diagnose her condition but also to rule out other causes for the symptoms. Following medications which restore the Dopamine level in the brain include: Carbidopa-levodopa or Other dopamine agonists like Pramipexole of Anticholinergics like Benztropine etc . These drugs may markedly improve the signs and symptoms. Hope the explanation given for your mom s condition could be useful for her in getting the early diagnosis and treatment. A feed back is appreciated.