Parkinson's Disease Tulip


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View Poll Results: Have you ever had any of the following since onset of Parkinson's:
yes 6 75.00%
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6 75.00%
no 0 0%
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If "yes" type the number (s) of the problems experienced. 7 87.50%
If "yes" type the number (s) of the problems experienced.
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Old 02-05-2007, 08:16 AM #21
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Here is the breakdown:

1. problems swallowing 14/18 77.8%
2. problems forming words 11/18 61.1%
3. problems with soft voice 10/18 55.6%
4. visual hallucinations 6/18 33.3%
5. blurred vision 9/18 50%
6. auditory hallucinations 4/18 22.2%
7. ringing in the ear (s) 8/18 44.4%
8. acid reflux 10/18 55.6%
9. arthritic-like pain and stiffness 13/18 72.2%
10. excessive sweating 9/18 50%
11. intolerance to heat or cold 13/18 72.2%
12. weight fluctuation 7/18 38.9%


Here is the point: All of these symptoms are in a sub category of symptoms that PWP might experience along with the main symptoms that define Parkinson's disease. Every one of these symptoms are in some way regulated by the Vagus Nerve:

Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve

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The vagus descends from the spinal cord in the carotid sheath, lateral to the carotid artery. It carries on past the aortic arch to dip inferiorly behind the left bronchus. Here it forms the pulmonary plexus, after giving rise to the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

The vagus nerve supplies motor parasympathetic fibers to all the organs except the suprarenal glands, from the neck down to the second segment of the transverse colon. The vagus also controls a few skeletal muscles, namely:

Levator veli palatini muscle
Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Palatoglossus muscle
Palatopharyngeus muscle
Superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictors
Muscles of the larynx (speech).
This means that the vagus nerve is responsible for such varied tasks as heart rate, gastrointestinal peristalsis, sweating, and quite a few muscle movements in the mouth, including speech (via the recurrent laryngeal nerve) and keeping the larynx open for breathing. It also receives some sensation from the outer ear, via the Auricular branch (also known as Alderman's nerve) and part of the meninges.
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2. problems forming words
3. problems with soft voice
8. acid reflux
9. arthritic-like pain and stiffness


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Oop--looks like I was too late replying, but here it is anyway!
problems swallowing-yes
problems forming words-yes
problems with soft voice-sometimes
visual hallucinations-no
blurred vision-yes
auditory hallucinations-no
ringing in the ear (s)-yes
acid reflux-yes
arthritic-like pain and stiffness-yes
excessive sweating-yes (on my feet, of all places)
intolerance to heat or cold-yes
weight fluctuation-no

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