Symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease includes the 54 symptoms listed below:

• Tremor or trembling
• Tremor in little finger - common early symptom
• Hand tremor
• Leg tremor
• Jaw tremor
• Face tremor
• Involuntary head nodding
• Walking symptoms
• Difficulty walking
• Stooped posture
• Loss of postural reflexes
• Rigid back
• Shuffling gait
• Postural instability
• Impaired balance
• Impaired coordination
• Falls
• Falling forwards
• Falling backwards
• Reduced arm swinging while walking
• Rigidity
• Limb stiffness
• Trunk stiffness
• Slowness of movement
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty chewing
• Speech changes
• Difficulty talking
• Voice changes
• Stammering
• Monotonous voice
• Softer voice
• Facial symptoms
• Fixed mask-like expression
• Tight facial muscles
• Facial muscle spasm
• Lack of blinking
• Vision problems
• Impaired contrast sensitivity
• Impaired colour perception
• Fatigue
• Intellectual symptoms
• Impaired writing ability
• Sleeping problems
• Impaired sense of smell
• Pain
• Urinary incontinence - occurs in later stages
• Increased night-time urination
• Sexual dysfunction
• Constipation
• Skin problems - either too oily or too dry
• Weight loss
• Impaired thinking
• Increased daytime sleepiness
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

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• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

• Hand tremor -- Symptom Checker
• Walking symptoms -- Symptom Checker
• Difficulty walking -- Symptom Checker
• Shuffling gait -- Symptom Checker
• Impaired balance -- Symptom Checker
• Impaired coordination -- Symptom Checker
• Falls -- Symptom Checker
• Rigidity -- Symptom Checker
• Slowness of movement -- Symptom Checker
• Difficulty swallowing -- Symptom Checker
• Difficulty chewing -- Symptom Checker
• Speech changes -- Symptom Checker
• Difficulty talking -- Symptom Checker
• Voice changes -- Symptom Checker
• Stammering -- Symptom Checker
• Facial symptoms -- Symptom Checker
• Vision problems -- Symptom Checker
• Fatigue -- Symptom Checker
• Intellectual symptoms -- Symptom Checker
• Sleeping problems -- Symptom Checker
• Pain -- Symptom Checker
• Urinary incontinence -- Symptom Checker
• Sexual dysfunction -- Symptom Checker
• Constipation -- Symptom Checker
• Skin problems -- Symptom Checker
• Weight loss -- Symptom Checker
• Impaired thinking -- Symptom Checker

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

• Hand tremor -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Impaired balance -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Fatigue -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Intellectual symptoms -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Pain -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Constipation -- Assessment Questionnaire

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

• Falls
• Depression
• Aspiration pneumonia (type of Pneumonia) - due to swallowing difficulty
• Premature death due to complications
• more complications...»

Research More About Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

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• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• More about Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

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  • Drug Screening Kits
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease includes:

• Alzheimer's Disease
• more diagnoses...»

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Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
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  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
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  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

More information about symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Constipation - see all causes of Constipation
• Difficulty chewing - see all causes of Difficulty chewing
• Difficulty swallowing - see all causes of Swallowing difficulty
• Difficulty talking - see all causes of Difficulty talking
• Difficulty walking - see all causes of Difficulty walking
• Facial muscle spasm - see all causes of Muscle spasms
• Facial symptoms - see all causes of Face symptoms
• Falling backwards - see all causes of Balance symptoms
• Falling forwards - see all causes of Balance symptoms
• Falls - see all causes of Falls
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Hand tremor - see all causes of Hand tremor
• Impaired balance - see all causes of Balance symptoms
• Impaired coordination - see all causes of Impaired coordination
• Impaired thinking - see all causes of Impaired thinking
• Intellectual symptoms - see all causes of Cognitive impairment
• Lack of blinking - see all causes of Eye blinking symptoms
• Leg tremor - see all causes of Tremor
• Limb stiffness - see all causes of Stiffness
• Loss of postural reflexes - see all causes of Posture symptoms
• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Postural instability - see all causes of Posture symptoms
• Rigidity - see all causes of Rigidity
• Sexual dysfunction - see all causes of Sexual dysfunction
• Shuffling gait - see all causes of Shuffling gait
• Skin problems - see all causes of Skin problems
• Sleeping problems - see all causes of Sleeping problems
• Slowness of movement - see all causes of Slowness of movement
• Speech changes - see all causes of Speech changes
• Stammering - see all causes of Stammering
• Tremor or trembling - see all causes of Tremor symptoms
• Urinary incontinence - see all causes of Urinary incontinence
• Vision problems - see all causes of Vision changes
• Voice changes - see all causes of Voice changes
• Walking symptoms - see all causes of Walking symptoms
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• How serious is Idiopathic Parkinson's disease?
• More about Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease. This signs and symptoms information for Idiopathic Parkinson's disease has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease signs or Idiopathic Parkinson's disease symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Idiopathic Parkinson's disease symptoms.

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