World Cup winner and former Corinthians coach, Daniel Passarella was diagnosed with a brain complication that has several clinical and neurological aspects.
Daniel Passarella, the renowned 69-year-old former Argentine soccer player, suffers from a complex neurodegenerative disease, according to information that his relatives provided to the press. This situation not only causes physical sequelae, but also cognitive difficulties for the former coach. “He is no longer who we knew”they said.
In addition, the newspaper “Olé” pointed out that the player who led the Argentina national team at the 1978 World Cup “suffers a process of cognitive deterioration similar to that experienced by his father”, with conditions similar to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, requiring assistance and monitoring for many of their routine activities. are called “neurodegenerative diseases”, a group of brain diseases with diverse clinical and neurological manifestations.
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The category includes, in particular, irreversible and incurable complications, which can only rely on palliative treatments. Among them are: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and drontemporal dementia (FTD). Advanced age is the main risk factor for all of them and, in most cases, their causes are unknown (genetic mutations may be the explanation).
“It can affect movement, language, memory, reasoning and many other abilities, triggering a progressive loss of autonomy”, details the Pasquall Maragal Foundation, which is dedicated to research on Alzheimer’s, one of the best known in the group of diseases. The institution explains that the common factor between them is the “progressive process of degeneration and neural death in the brain and other parts of the central and peripheral nervous system”.
ALZHEIMER
“It is the most frequent neurodegenerative disease and the main cause of dementia. It encompasses a set of cognitive and behavioral symptoms, with a clear functional impact, progressively diminishing the autonomy of the person who suffers”details the Pasqual Maragall Foundation.
PARKINSON
“It is the paradigm of neurodegenerative diseases, related to other disorders in the group. The three main symptoms are tremors, slowing of movement and muscle stiffness; these are accompanied by distinct alterations in the affected person’s state of mind and behavior.explains the institution.
Source: sportbuzz
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