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Originally Posted by mouka
Here is my answer:
I have a definite decreased sense of smell. But I still can smell stuff.
I am not constipated.
As for sleep disorder. I am guessing I don't have them. At least not when I am able to sleep. Lately I have not been able to relax enough to sleep on my own. So I am trying to cope with sleeping pills.
What is a secondary form of Parkinsonism? How is it different from idiopathic PD?
I know that idiopathic means with no known origin or definite origin. But I have no clue what secondary is.
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Secondary PD is a form of Parkinsonsim that is related to another primary cause. For example, welding causes a manganese toxicity that looks very much like PD. There are over 50 conditions or disease states that come along with PD motor symptoms. Obviously, insurers aren't going to support being checked for every little thing; hence, we have the handy umbrella of Idiopathic PD. This is my opinion only, but the research shows over and over that PD has many different origins. I don't think you would find much relief in having this diagnosis; it raises more questions than it answers.