User:Hortur0/Parkinson disease

Social Impact
People who are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease have a hard time showing their emotions, which impacts their social circle. Some PD patients struggle to recognize other people's facial expressions and can struggle with empathy. Patients with Parkinson's struggle to express themselves and communicate socially. Sometimes it takes longer for people with Parkinson's cognition to make a facial expression, sometimes called facial masking, and it is caused by the nerves taking longer to respond. Even though Parkinson's patients typically have one dominant side of the body, masking occurs on both sides of the face. Patients can't show their emotions on their faces, but they still have an emotional reaction. Patients can still be sensitive even though they can't show it. Parkinson's patients talk about how not being able to show expressions can hurt them internally, even though they can't show it externally.

Another major factor people with Parkinson's disease may experience is types of symptoms that interfere with engagement in their community which can lead them to feel isolated from the public. Symptoms such as shaking, hallucinating, slurring speech, and being off balance can make the public feel awkward. Some people are not aware of Parkinson's and they don't know how to interact when it comes to communicating with a Parkinson's patient.

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