Neuropharmacology and Neurochemistry

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are both neurological illnesses and these diseases are affected by damaged brain cells. In both circumstances can involve dementia, besides depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. These diseases can lead to psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. Alzheimer's disease has clumps of two main proteins are beta-amyloid and tau. Clumps of beta-amyloid are termed plaques, and tau clumps are termed tangles. Parkinson's disease has Lewy bodies in main areas of the brain that control movement and Lewy bodies are collected of the protein alpha-syncline.