Al-Marsad Newspaper: Researchers in Lithuania have discovered a speech warning sign of Parkinson’s disease.
Studies show that more than 10 million people worldwide suffer from this condition.
Parkinson’s disease results from the loss of neurons in an area of the brain responsible for producing dopamine, which helps coordinate body movement
“Changes in speech often occur even before motor function disorders,” said Ritis Maskelinas, a data scientist at Kaunas University of Technology.
This, he noted, is why “confused speech may be the first sign of illness.”
Similarly, Professor Virgilios Olozas, who was involved in the same study, explained that Parkinson’s patients in its early stages may speak in a quieter manner.
This, he said, can also be monotonous, less expressive, slower, more fragmented, and may be very difficult to notice by ear.
