Parkinson's symptoms

My father was clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's over the summer months this year. My grandmother had it as did other family members of years gone by. My concern is, what are the other symptoms that Parkinson's patients exhibit outside of the traditional foot shuffling, tremors, slow dexterity movement, etc. According to my mother who attended my father's doctor, those with Parkinson's may also experience outbursts of anger and then react on those outbursts, ie. actual fighting, mind control arguments, etc. What can I do to better understand what my father is experiencing? Thanks to those of you who respond to this post.

Linda

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My father was clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's over the summer months this year. My grandmother had it as did other family members of years gone by. My concern is, what are the other symptoms that Parkinson's patients exhibit outside of the traditional foot shuffling, tremors, slow dexterity movement, etc. According to my mother who attended my father's doctor, those with Parkinson's may also experience outbursts of anger and then react on those outbursts, ie. actual fighting, mind control arguments, etc. What can I do to better understand what my father is experiencing? Thanks to those of you who respond to this post.

Linda

Hello Kohdah65!

I'm certainly not an expert, but some of the lesser known symptoms include -

fatigue, trembling, difficulty arising from a seated position, lowered voice volume (dysarthria),losing track of words/thoughts, loss of animation, small and cramped handwriting. Also, depression, dementia and emotional changes of some of the even lesser known symptoms, but still quite serious. There may also be skin and sleep problems and difficulty urinating or having bowel movements.

Hope this helps!!

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