Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Healthcare Strategies: Discussion

Ms Richelle Flanagan:

Yes. Not unlike MS having different types of presentation, Parkinson's has different progressions and symptoms. There are more than 100 different motor and non-motor symptoms. There is a big area in terms of mental health symptoms. They are a symptom of Parkinson's as well as people being depressed because they have Parkinson's. These have huge impacts on people. People think of the shuffle and the tremor but a huge part are things like constipation, blood pressure problems and swallow problems. There are a huge range of issues that are very debilitating for people.

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