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Infections Aggravate Parkinson's - CBS News (click for more):
"An infection and breathing difficulty are a dangerous combination for a man in his 80s with Parkinson's disease — Pope John Paul II's main underlying medical problem, doctors say.
All of these conditions make each other worse. But the pontiff's current woes don't necessarily mean he faces a downward spiral of steadily worsening health, although they do make it very tough for him to recover.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope had been hospitalized because he had the flu and developed throat spasms that made it difficult for him to breathe — a condition not unlike what many children go through with croup.
'I would expect it to resolve over time,' said Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a Parkinson's expert at Stanford University School of Medicine. But he added, 'Parkinson's is a progressive disease. People usually die from other complications,' and infections are at the top of the list.
'His underlying medical conditions really do put him at the highest risk for developing complications of all sorts. We know that Parkinson's disease leads to complications, including difficulty swallowing or eating,' said CBS News Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay. ' …muscle rigidity, the inability to move muscles in a way that you want to and obviously, balance problems, tremors. These are all side effects of the muscle problem that comes from Parkinson's disease, which is a brain disease that affects the entire body and your ability to move your muscles in the way that you want to..."
"An infection and breathing difficulty are a dangerous combination for a man in his 80s with Parkinson's disease — Pope John Paul II's main underlying medical problem, doctors say.
All of these conditions make each other worse. But the pontiff's current woes don't necessarily mean he faces a downward spiral of steadily worsening health, although they do make it very tough for him to recover.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope had been hospitalized because he had the flu and developed throat spasms that made it difficult for him to breathe — a condition not unlike what many children go through with croup.
'I would expect it to resolve over time,' said Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a Parkinson's expert at Stanford University School of Medicine. But he added, 'Parkinson's is a progressive disease. People usually die from other complications,' and infections are at the top of the list.
'His underlying medical conditions really do put him at the highest risk for developing complications of all sorts. We know that Parkinson's disease leads to complications, including difficulty swallowing or eating,' said CBS News Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay. ' …muscle rigidity, the inability to move muscles in a way that you want to and obviously, balance problems, tremors. These are all side effects of the muscle problem that comes from Parkinson's disease, which is a brain disease that affects the entire body and your ability to move your muscles in the way that you want to..."