Scientists from the NYU School of Medicine talk about a simple test that will help diagnose Parkinson's disease and dementia. According to them, the assessment of blood pressure and heart rate can help identify neurodegenerative diseases from the group of synucleinopathies, which include not only Parkinson's disease, but also dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy..

Synucleinopathies develop due to damage to the nerves by accumulations of the protein alpha-synuclein. Accumulations of alpha-synuclein disrupt the nerves associated with blood pressure, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net Experts came up with a convenient way to find out what exactly caused the decrease in pressure (neurodegenerative diseases or other reasons). So, at the time of changing the position of the body, many patients experience a noticeable decrease in blood pressure..

But the heart rate does not change only in case of damage to the nervous system..

Study participants were placed on a special table and their blood pressure and heart rate were measured after the table was in a vertical position.. Scientists have found a decrease in blood pressure in 402 patients with a normal heart rhythm. 378 of them were diagnosed with synucleinopathy. The remaining 24 patients suffered from hypotension for reasons unrelated to neurodegenerative diseases..

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