{"id":35091,"date":"2023-11-17T14:18:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/?page_id=35091"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:05:10","slug":"juvenile-parkinsons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/juvenile-parkinsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Parkinson\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35091\" class=\"elementor elementor-35091 elementor-6519\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cb07e3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52cb07e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f57a4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f57a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e4d4c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114e4d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974575b heading-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6974575b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juvenile Parkinson\u2019s<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e75b709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e75b709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 5 and 10% of patients experience their first Parkinson\u2019s symptoms before the age of 50\u2014or even 40. In such cases, the diagnosis is early-onset Parkinson\u2019s. Although rare, Parkinson\u2019s disease can also occur in teenagers and children. When it appears before the age of 20, it is referred to as juvenile Parkinson\u2019s. Just like in patients aged 60 and over, the symptoms of early-onset Parkinson\u2019s vary from person to person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a986a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6a986a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb6e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4feb6e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3cf2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db3cf2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a43784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a43784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main symptoms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55318b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55318b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main symptoms are motor-related; dystonia in particular\u2014neurological movement disorders involving overactive muscles\u2014is very common. It appears that young Parkinson\u2019s patients have a stronger genetic predisposition to the disease. However, the disease tends to progress more slowly, and they retain their cognitive functions for a longer period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbff9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbff9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97650c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97650c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because younger patients are more sensitive to the long-term side effects of Levodopa (such as tremors, walking difficulties, and involuntary movements) and will live with the disease for a longer time, they receive a different type of treatment. The use of Levodopa is postponed for as long as possible. Instead, they are prescribed dopamine agonists or MAO-B inhibitors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d83c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcd522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f607f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f607f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4741108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c1913 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80c1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/what-is-parkinsons\/types-of-parkinsons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More types of Parkinson's<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0ac8b elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0ac8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e8dd69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e8dd69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 5 and 10% of patients experience their first Parkinson\u2019s symptoms before the age of 50\u2014or even 40. In such cases, the diagnosis is early-onset Parkinson\u2019s. Although rare, Parkinson\u2019s disease can also occur in teenagers and children. When it appears before the age of 20, it is referred to as juvenile Parkinson\u2019s. 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