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NURS 5315 MODULE 7 DISCUSSION BOARD Describe the KEY POINT and how the knowledge of the chosen Key Point impacts
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NURS 5315 MODULE 7 DISCUSSION BOARD Describe the KEY POINT and how the knowledge of the chosen Key Point impacts

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MODULE 7 DISCUSSION


Describe the KEY POINT and how the knowledge of the chosen Key Point impacts

the care provided by the Nurse Practitioner.


PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND BRAIN MICROTRAUMA / CONCUSSION


Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is known to be a progressive, multi system

neurodegenerative disease affecting people as they grow older. It is the second most

common neurodegenerative disease globally with increasing incidence and prevalence

along with the changing population demographics (Pringsheim et al, 2014).


In Parkinson’s Disease, the dopamine levels are decreased, which results in

dopaminergic cell death, which is then manifested by motor deficiency and, possibly, a

reason of the cognitive deficit noted in some PD patients. PD is generally not recognized in

its early stage because of a long latency between the first damage to dopaminergic cells

and the onset of clinical symptoms. There are potential risk factors such as environmental

toxins, drugs, pesticides, brain microtrauma, focal cerebrovascular damage, and genomic

defects (Emamzadeh & Surguchov, 2018).


The Key Point that will be discussed is BRAIN MICROTRAUMA or CONCUSSION.

Muhammad Ali, the famous boxer who had a successful boxing career and was diagnosed

with Parkinson’s disease that eventually succumbed to it at the age of 74 in 2016, comes to

the this student’s mind when Parkinson’s Disease and the risk factor of concussion is talked

about (Tedeshi, 2016). Concussion is described as a traumatically induced disturbance of

brain function involving a complex pathophysiological process. It is a major concern in a

number of contact collision sports. Multiple concussions can be referred to as Cumulative




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