Article: A REVIEW ON PARKINSONISM: AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.154127

Pages: 101-103

Author: Bishnupriya Mohanty *, Ishani Pravin Arlekar, Anuradha Vinayak Patil

Abstract: Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome that consists of four cardinal signs: Tremor, Rigidity, Akinesia and Postural disturbances (TRAP). It is also called as the Shaking Palsy or Paralysis agitans. Parkinson’s disease is a common cause of the TRAP syndrome, but there are numerous other causes which can be considered as the differential diagnosis. Parkinson’s disease specifically refers to patients who have Parkinsonism, without any atypical features and who have essentially normal MRI that excludes other causes for their Parkinsonian symptoms. The main difference between the two is the effect of levodopa drug in Parkinson’s disease and not the other.

Keyword: Parkinsonism, Baahukampavata, Snayugata Vata, Kampavata, Dopamine.