Title:An Update on Parkinson’s Disease and its Neurodegenerative
Counterparts
Volume: 31
Issue: 19
Author(s): Hussaini Adam, Subash C.B. Gopinath*, M.K. Md Arshad, Tijjani Adam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam and Uda Hashim
Affiliation:
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600,
Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 01000, Kangar, Perlis,
Malaysia
- Micro System Technology, Centre of Excellence (CoE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis
(UniMAP), Pauh Campus, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
- Centre for Chemical Biology (CCB), Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang, Malaysia
Keywords:
Brain disorder, lifestyle, reneration, Alzheimer, spinal cord, organ.
Abstract:
Introduction: Neurodegenerative disorders are a group of diseases that cause
nerve cell degeneration in the brain, resulting in a variety of symptoms and are not treatable
with drugs. Parkinson's disease (PD), prion disease, motor neuron disease (MND),
Huntington's disease (HD), spinal cerebral dyskinesia (SCA), spinal muscle atrophy (SMA),
multiple system atrophy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
(ALS), pantothenate kinase-related neurodegeneration, and TDP-43 protein disorder are
examples of neurodegenerative diseases. Dementia is caused by the loss of brain and spinal
cord nerve cells in neurodegenerative diseases.
Background: Even though environmental and genetic predispositions have also been involved
in the process, redox metal abuse plays a crucial role in neurodegeneration since
the preponderance of symptoms originates from abnormal metal metabolism.
Method: Hence, this review investigates several neurodegenerative diseases that may occur
symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease to understand the differences and similarities
between Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders based on reviewing
previously published papers.
Results: Based on the findings, the aggregation of alpha-synuclein occurs in Parkinson’s
disease, multiple system atrophy, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Other neurodegenerative
diseases occur with different protein aggregation or mutations.
Conclusion: We can conclude that Parkinson's disease, Multiple system atrophy, and Dementia
with Lewy bodies are closely related. Therefore, researchers must distinguish
among the three diseases to avoid misdiagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy and Dementia
with Lewy bodies with Parkinson's disease symptoms.