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Nico Fapoulas, a 48 year old man, is talking to his healthcare provider about symptoms he is experiencing. He states that when he goes for his morning jog, his legs feel weak and tired. He is having problems with simple tasks that require manual movement such as writing and unlocking doors. Upon examination, the health care provider observes some atrophy of the muscles of Nico's legs, forearms, and hands. He also observes Nico is having a slight problem with his speech.

What disorder do you think Nico could be developing?
Why might Nico be experiencing muscle weakness and atrophy?
What is the cause of this condition?

The given symptoms are very much similar to Parkinson's diseases such as week leg and tiredness, problem in performing simple task even writing or opening doors. Other than this physiologist also found the atrophy of the muscle.

2) In Parkinson's disease slowly brain cells destroy which makes it a degenerative disorder. The region of the brain that controls movements get affected due to brain cell damage. Slowly the movement becomes less and slow to perform simpler tasks too. increased muscle tone leads to muscular stiffness.

3) Damage of basal ganglia can lead to the lack of dopamine that causes this disease. Several reasons such as cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral encephalitis can lead to damage of basal ganglia.

bratislava bratislava · Answer 2 · 2025-03-31T05:38:21-04:00

As per the text Nicholas is a 48-year-old man taking a healthcare and has been experiencing symptoms when he goes for his morning jogs. He feels weak and tied.

After examination eh finds it that he is having problems with speech. My be that is suffering from the Parkinson's disease.

That is a disorder that affects the CNS and can also damage the brain cells. It has symptoms as slow movement.

Hence the Nicholas may be experiencing weakness due to Parkinson's diseases.

Learn more about the healthcare provider about the symptoms he is experiencing.

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