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SOURCES: 2010 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Katie Kompoliti, MD, Neurologist, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.
© 1999-2011 Medstar Television
It's been a few years since Parkinson's disease rolled into Jim Schmidt's life.
More and more as I get older, it is, you know, as time goes by, people notice it more, that's what really bothers me the most.
His tremors are a sign that dopamine (DOE puh meen)-making cells in the brain have died off.
This can be happening over decades in your lifetime. And then you reach a point when you've lost 70 to 80% of your dopamine manufacturing capacity when you start developing the symptoms.
Investigators are trying nutritional supplement, co-enzyme-Q-ten, to slow the loss.
Coenzyme Q10 acts on the mitochondria and helps produce energy so the cell can do its functions and survive.
An earlier study with Parkinson's patients found promising results. This time, they're pushing the boundaries further, with some patients receiving higher doses.
It's the first time that it's been utilized, and shouldn't be done outside the study environment where people are monitored very closely.
Jim hopes his participation will give him a chance to hold off on Parkinson's medications.
I hope that it'll eventually ease the tremors down to where people won't notice it.
And let him continue enjoying his life with Parkinson's in the background. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.
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