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June 17th, 2005

Okay, I really don't know whwta trhe symptoms are for parkinsons, but my mom thinks my grandma has it..

My grandma has a lot of back problems. She has osio perosis (however you spell it) really bad and her back is hunched right over. She has had surgery in both her knees and in one hip. She still can't walk very good, but she gets around...

Now she is very shaky. Like with her hands. She'll be sitting in her chair and her hand will just start shaking. (not violently, but enough to notice) she also has a fuzzy memory sometimes...But she's 79 years old...

Could those symptoms just be caused of old age?

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replied April 7th, 2008

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Three major symptoms of Parkinson disease are tremor (shaking), decreased movements and muscle stiffness (rigor). Fuzzy memory can be also present in Parkinson disease (in late stages), but it is more typical for demention.

Does your grandmother have any other neurological symptoms beside hand shaking and memory loss?

Old age can cause both Parkinson disease and demention.

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replied April 9th, 2008

Unfortunately my grandmother passed away last year. Actually, what really caught my attention was that I had posted that question exactly two years, to the day, before she passed away. Weird.

She was never officially diagnosed with Parkinsons, which leads me to believe she didn't have it. I was concerned at the time, and I guess I just needed to know...

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for your response.

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