Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, age 75, announced recently he's been diagnosed with late-onset Parkinson's disease. Here's how it differs from early-onset Parkinson's.
Late-onset vs. early-onset Parkinson’s
While the majority of people with Parkinson’s disease are diagnosed after age 60, some develop it earlier in life. When a person is diagnosed at 50 years old or younger, it is considered early-onset Parkinson’s disease, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.What's relatively the same across all age groups are early motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slowness of movement, fatigue, depression, anxiety, loss of smell andWhile it’s possible for someone to get early-onset Parkinson’s disease even if it doesn’t run in the family, the younger cases are more likely to be hereditary, according to Dr.
About 15% of those with Parkinson’s have a family history of the disease, per Johns Hopkins Medicine.Outcomes of early-onset Parkinson'sIn 2000, he started the Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is dedicated to finding a cure for the disease through funding and research of therapies. Fox has also writtenMichael J. Fox was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29.
One advantage of getting Parkinson’s early in life is that it tends to progress more slowly, said Dr. Tzoulis, who also leads research on Parkinson’s disease and other"Early-onset Parkinson’s generally progresses slower and may have a better long-term prognosis," said the doctor.
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