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The goal of treatment is to control the symptoms. Although there is no specific treatment for Hallervorden-Spatz disease, taking certain vitamins(including pantothenate, Coenzyme Q10, and other antioxidants) may help.
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Treatment involves a pediatric neurologist, a speech-language pathologist, and physical and occupational therapists.
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Pallidotomy is the destruction of a small region of the brain, the globus pallidus internus, in order to treat some of the symptoms of Parkinson''s disease.The symptoms of Parkinson''s disease(PD) include rigidity, slowed movements, and tremor, alon...
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Pallidotomy is the destruction of a small portion of the brain within the globus pallidus internus, or GPi. The GPi helps control voluntary movements.Pallidotomy is performed to treat the symptoms of Parkinson''s disease(PD), which results from the...
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If your symptoms of Parkinson's disease are severe and medications don't help, surgery may be suggested. Surgery is not a cure. It may help relieve some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, mainly tremor and rigidity.
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Aphasia occurs when a part of the brain that processes language is damaged. Most people who have a stroke or a brain injury are tested for aphasia. A speech therapist (an expert trained in speech rehabilitation) will work closely with the patient. The main goal of speech therapy is to help the patient communicate. During rehabilitation (rehab) the therapist works to find and increase a patient's strengths. The therapist also tries to improve understanding between patient and family.
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The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov; Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org; American Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.org. See also: Blindness - resources
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Dysarthria occurs when the part of the brain that controls speech production is damaged. When this happens, the muscles needed to make certain sounds can't be used fully. A speech therapist (an expert trained in speech rehabilitation) will find out how dysarthria is affecting the patient's speech. Then rehabilitation (rehab) can focus on improving those speech problems.
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