Question

When a person is suffering with parkinson's disease, one of the symptoms exhibited is difficulty walking. what medical term is defined by this symptom?

Answer 1

Parkinson's disease results in a shuffling walk due to bradykinesia, which is associated with the death of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, leading to motor and cognitive symptoms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that affects motor function, commonly resulting in a distinctive shuffling walk. This movement difficulty is medically termed "bradykinesia," which encompasses both slowness of movement and a general impairment in the ability to move the body quickly upon command. The disorder arises from the death of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain, leading to the primary motor symptoms: tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. In addition to these symptoms, patients may experience psychological and cognitive impairments such as dementia and depression over time. Treatment typically involves medication to manage the motor symptoms, though these can lose effectiveness and cause involuntary movements (dyskinesias) as the disease progresses.

Answer 2

When a person is suffering from Parkinson's disease, symptoms that causing difficulty in walking is called ataxia.
Patient with Parkinson's disease can have a disturbance in motoric coordination which was called ataxia. Ataxia can cause gait abnormality, making walk harder and increasing risk of fall.