have you ever heard or read about Parkinson's disease and Dementia or Alzheimer's these prevalent disorders greatly affect patients daily lives let's delve into these disorders and treatment options in this lesson Parkinson's disease arises when dopamine producing neurons begin to malfunction and progressively die this leads to significant decline in dopamine and in patients motor function the main symptoms of Parkinson include Tremors stiffness and Brady kinesia which means slowness of movement although there's no cure specific drugs can alleviate symptoms dopamine agonists are medications that mimic the effects of natural dopamine and help to reduce symptoms such as Tremors stiffness and slowness of movement example of dopamine agonists are rinol marketed as requip and pramipexol marketed as mirapex dopamine agonists are often prescribed in the early stages of Parkinson's or in combination with other medications to enhance overall treatment Effectiveness in addition levadopa is used to boost dopamine levels in the brain Carbidopa is often given with levodopa to prevent dopamine from converting outside of the brain and ensures that more dopamine reaches the brain now let's move on to dementia which is marked by Progressive cognitive decline leading to a gradual decrease in the ability to perform daily activities dementia is characterized by symptoms such as memory loss difficulty with abstract thinking disorientation and confusion Alzheimer's disease is one of the primary forms of dementia it involves the progressive death of brain cells leading to severe cognitive decline treatment strategies Focus on symptom management and slowing disease progression colon esteras Inhibitors like Denzil with the brand name arisp work by boosting the level of acetylcholine the neurotransmitter responsible for many cognitive functions and motor skills Additionally the CNS agent memantine with the brand named nenda is also used to manage Alzheimer's symptoms in summary Parkinson's disease is characterized by motor function decline due to the loss of dopamine producing neurons drugs like dopamine Agonist help manage Parkinson's symptoms dementia including Alzheimer's is characterized by a decline in cognitive function due to disease neurons colon esterase Inhibitors aim to slow the progression of dementia