Could an 10 year old develop Parkinson? - Parkinson's Disease Message Board

mimgregg · 11-02-2006, 11:17 PM

My boyfriends father and 4 other of his father's 5 siblings have PD or a tremor/shaking disorder. My boyfriend is a welder and has has shaky hands for as long as he can remember but it is getting worse, having dizzy spells, stuttering problems, and memory problems. He is only 35 and will see a neurologist next week. His soon to be 10 year old is now exhibiting shaking hands (has for a couple of years, but seems more noticeable lately) and speech problems. Unfortunately we feel fairly certain that my bf has it and are worried about his son. Should we be? I keep hearing it is not inherited, but it sure seems to run in his dad's side of the family and back several generations from family stories. Of course they just called it the "shaking disease" because until his dad and aunts got diagnosed the older generations did not know what to call it. Sorry for the long post, just wanted some input.
Thanks!
MimGregg

SafetyJ2006 · 11-17-2006, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mimgregg

My boyfriends father and 4 other of his father's 5 siblings have PD or a tremor/shaking disorder. My boyfriend is a welder and has has shaky hands for as long as he can remember but it is getting worse, having dizzy spells, stuttering problems, and memory problems. He is only 35 and will see a neurologist next week. His soon to be 10 year old is now exhibiting shaking hands (has for a couple of years, but seems more noticeable lately) and speech problems. Unfortunately we feel fairly certain that my bf has it and are worried about his son. Should we be? I keep hearing it is not inherited, but it sure seems to run in his dad's side of the family and back several generations from family stories. Of course they just called it the "shaking disease" because until his dad and aunts got diagnosed the older generations did not know what to call it. Sorry for the long post, just wanted some input.
Thanks!
MimGregg

The chemicals in welding rods do cause PD. As for a 10-year old getting it, I am not sure. Possibly if he is around dad when he is welding....

Willapp · 11-20-2006, 03:26 AM

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The chemicals in welding rods do cause PD. As for a 10-year old getting it, I am not sure. Possibly if he is around dad when he is welding....

How do you know this? Have you found research supporting this information? I ask because my girlfriend has been working at her family's steel welding business for the past two years, and she has shaky hands, poor memory etc which does have me a little worried, especially as she's only 24. What chemicals do you mean?

SafetyJ2006 · 11-20-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Willapp

How do you know this? Have you found research supporting this information? I ask because my girlfriend has been working at her family's steel welding business for the past two years, and she has shaky hands, poor memory etc which does have me a little worried, especially as she's only 24. What chemicals do you mean?

When I was diagnosed back in 1996, I did a google search and found something. I will try to locate the article.

Found it: Google "welding parkinsons disease" and you will come up with all kinds of references.

Willapp · 11-21-2006, 03:13 AM

That's great, many thanks.