Wednesday, September 29, 2010

differences bt bipolar and PD

Dear Dr.Okun,

I am gone to research into bipolar and Parkinson's disorders

My experience why ARE the bipolar's medication after side effects SOME OF
THE SYMPTOMS ARE pARKINSON'S DISORDERS'?

Why Bipolar disorders is curable but not the Parkinson's disorders?

THEY ARE THE SAME FAMILY WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENCES?

kindly elaborate

Regards

Bipolar and PD are two completely different diseases.

Interestingly some patients with bipolar can become Parkinsonian from chronic use of dopamine blocking drugs. Sometimes when in the manic phase the PD symptoms improve.

Where they get confused is that they share a lot of the same brain circuitry.

Michael S. Okun, M.D.

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