{"id":1569,"date":"2025-11-26T20:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:42:16","slug":"thomas-kampar-for-framtidens-parkinsonpatienter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/thomas-kampar-for-framtidens-parkinsonpatienter\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas k\u00e4mpar f\u00f6r framtidens parkinsonpatienter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;HERO&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0) 20%|rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;31%&#8221; 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I hela sitt liv hade Thomas Mattson varit fysiskt aktiv och kring 40 b\u00f6rjade han med l\u00f6pning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 N\u00e4r jag blev tr\u00e4nare f\u00f6r ett hockeylag slutade jag att spela sj\u00e4lv, s\u00e5 jag var tvungen att hitta en ny motionsform f\u00f6r egen del.<\/p>\n<p>Det \u00e4r n\u00e4r han springer G\u00f6teborgsvarvet 2004 som han m\u00e4rker att n\u00e5got inte st\u00e5r r\u00e4tt till. 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Jag var ju bara 42 \u00e5r och associerade sjukdomen till gamla gubbar som stapplar fram.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Inget botemedel i dagsl\u00e4get<\/h2>\n<p>P\u00e5 neurologen i Lund f\u00e5r han dock beskedet att han drabbats av Parkinsons sjukdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Rid\u00e5n gick ner. Jag minns inte mycket av det l\u00e4karbes\u00f6ket.<\/p>\n<p>I dagsl\u00e4get finns inget botemedel mot parkinson, endast l\u00e4kemedel som tillf\u00f6r signalsubstansen dopamin till hj\u00e4rnan och som d\u00e4rigenom h\u00e4mmar symtomen. F\u00f6r Thomas del hade medicinen ingen effekt, och d\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00f6kades dosen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Men d\u00e5 fick jag starka biverkningar. Jag sov max tv\u00e5 timmar per natt och dessutom tappade jag impulskontrollen och kunde spela dataspel tolv timmar i str\u00e4ck \u2013 samtidigt som jag jobbade heltid.<\/p>\n<p>Dessutom f\u00f6rv\u00e4rrades symtomen, med mer och mer skakningar i v\u00e4nster hand och \u00f6kade problem med v\u00e4nsterbenet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Man hamnar ocks\u00e5 i ett slags segt tillst\u00e5nd, det k\u00e4nns ungef\u00e4r som att g\u00e5 i sirap, som att man inte kommer n\u00e5gonstans, beskriver han.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fakta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Siri Expressen||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;27px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|16px|16px|16px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ebebeb&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Om Hj\u00e4rnljus<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas \u00e4r en av tre personer som valt att medverka i Hj\u00e4rnfondens julkampanj <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hjarnfonden.se\/jul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hj\u00e4rnljus<\/a>. Genom att dela sin ber\u00e4ttelse vill han s\u00e4tta ljus p\u00e5 livet med Parkinsons sjukdom \u2013 och varf\u00f6r forskningen beh\u00f6ver fortsatt st\u00f6d.<\/p>\n<p>Hj\u00e4rnfonden har tagit fram tre ljusslingor som var och en representerar en verklig person som lever med ALS, Parkinson eller alzheimer. Varje ljusslinga blinkar i ett unikt m\u00f6nster som ber\u00e4ttar en historia om hur nervceller och synapser f\u00f6rlorar sin funktion i respektive sjukdom.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1000px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;640px&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;640px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;V\u00e4nster&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][dica_divi_carousel show_items_desktop=&#8221;1&#8243; show_items_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243; arrow_nav=&#8221;on&#8221; dot_nav=&#8221;on&#8221; arrow_nav_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; arrow_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; dots_active_color=&#8221;#0076D6&#8243; overlay_color_field_bgcolor=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.85)&#8221; arrow_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; image_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; text_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221; button_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; button_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#969696&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;35px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][dica_divi_carouselitem button_url_new_window=&#8221;1&#8243; image=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tm-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Foto: My Matson f\u00f6r Hj\u00e4rnfonden<\/p>\n<p>[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem button_url_new_window=&#8221;1&#8243; image=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hjarnfonden-thomas-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/dica_divi_carouselitem][\/dica_divi_carousel][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|60px||60px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|30px||30px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>\u201dMan g\u00f6mmer sig lite grand\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Parkinson har ocks\u00e5 effekter som man kanske f\u00f6rst inte t\u00e4nker p\u00e5. Thomas beskriver hur sjukdomen p\u00e5verkat talet, eftersom salivproduktionen minskat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 N\u00e4r tungan sitter fast i gommen blir det v\u00e4ldigt sv\u00e5rt att tala, konstaterar han.<\/p>\n<p>Minskad salivproduktion f\u00f6rs\u00e4mrar dessutom tandh\u00e4lsan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Just nu provar jag ut en tandprotes.<\/p>\n<p>De synbara symtomen med skakningar kan av m\u00e5nga parkinsonpatienter upplevas som ett stigma och leda till isolering.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dagar d\u00e5 jag m\u00e5r d\u00e5ligt vill jag inte vistas bland andra m\u00e4nniskor. Man g\u00f6mmer sig lite grand.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Banbrytande studie<\/h2>\n<p>Just nu g\u00f6rs emellertid stora framsteg inom parkinsonforskningen och f\u00f6r ett par \u00e5r sedan blev Thomas tillfr\u00e5gad om han ville delta i en klinisk studie vid Lunds universitet. En banbrytande studie som, om resultatet blir det forskarna hoppas p\u00e5, kan vara f\u00f6rsta steget mot ett botemedel.<\/p>\n<p>2023 fick han som f\u00f6rsta patient i Europa under 13 timmar inopererat flera miljoner stamceller, som efter hand utvecklas till dopaminproducerande hj\u00e4rnceller. Thomas tvekade aldrig om att delta i f\u00f6rs\u00f6ket.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Nej, jag visste ju var jag skulle hamna om jag inte gjorde operationen. Jag var beredd att pr\u00f6va vad som helst f\u00f6r att bli lite b\u00e4ttre.<\/p>\n<p>Efter ungef\u00e4r ett \u00e5r b\u00f6rjade Thomas m\u00e4rka f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttringar. Den sirapsliknande k\u00e4nslan f\u00f6rsvann.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Och jag har jag n\u00e4stan inga darrningar i v\u00e4nster hand l\u00e4ngre. L\u00e4karna har dessutom f\u00f6rklarat att jag kan f\u00f6rv\u00e4nta mig f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar upp till fyra \u00e5r efter operationen, s\u00e4ger han hoppfullt.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hjarnfonden.se\/2025\/10\/thomas-forst-i-varlden-med-banbrytande-celltransplantation-mot-parkinson\/?utm_source=expressen&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=jul2025&amp;utm_content=thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXTERN L\u00c4NK: L\u00e4s mer om Thomas stamcellstransplantation h\u00e4r.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Siri Expressen||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Ge en g\u00e5va i samband med alzheimerdagen<\/h2>\n<p>Drygt 100 000 svenskar lider av Alzheimers sjukdom och f\u00f6rlorar gradvis sitt minne. Den siffran ber\u00e4knas dessutom f\u00f6rdubblas till \u00e5r 2050. Det f\u00e5r inte ske och d\u00e4rf\u00f6r beh\u00f6ver forskningen ditt bidrag nu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hjarnfonden.adoveo.com\/start\/67\/?location=alz-native-andreas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXTERN L\u00c4NK: Swisha en g\u00e5va nu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Stora utmaningar<\/h2>\n<p>Thomas \u00f6nskar att framtidens parkinsonpatienter ska slippa medicinering och i st\u00e4llet kunna botas fr\u00e5n sjukdomen i ett tidigt skede. Han ser det ocks\u00e5 som sin skyldighet att sprida information om parkinsonforskningen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Folk m\u00e5ste f\u00f6rst\u00e5 att det \u00e4r viktigt att sk\u00e4nka pengar till forskningen, s\u00e5 att vi kommer s\u00e5 l\u00e5ng vi bara kan, uppmanar han.<\/p>\n<p>Joakim Ramsberg, forsknings- och samh\u00e4llschef p\u00e5 Hj\u00e4rnfonden, ser positivt p\u00e5 forskningsl\u00e4get.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Till skillnad fr\u00e5n vissa andra hj\u00e4rnsjukdomar vet man ganska tydligt hur Parkinsons sjukdom uppst\u00e5r. Men det finns \u00e4nd\u00e5 stora utmaningar, eftersom sjukdomen inte ser likadan ut f\u00f6r alla.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;700ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_direction_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_direction_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_direction_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/joakim-ramsberg-5.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;joakim-ramsberg-7&#8243; src_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/joakim-ramsberg-7.jpg&#8221; src_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/joakim-ramsberg-7.jpg&#8221; src_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5px||10px||false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; border_radii_tablet=&#8221;on|0%|0%|0%|0%&#8221; border_radii_phone=&#8221;on|0%|0%|0%|0%&#8221; border_radii_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bildtext&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#757575&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Joakim Ramsberg, forsknings- och samh\u00e4llschef p\u00e5 Hj\u00e4rnfonden.<br \/>\nFoto: My Matson f\u00f6r Hj\u00e4rnfonden[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Sannolikt kommer man att beh\u00f6va utveckla andra behandlingar \u00e4n stamcellsbehandlingen, som dessutom \u00e4r ganska komplicerad.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e4r det viktigt att s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga som m\u00f6jligt forts\u00e4tter att st\u00f6tta forskningen kring Parkinson. Liksom forskningen kring andra hj\u00e4rnsjukdomar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I Sverige har vi dessutom hj\u00e4rnforskning i absolut v\u00e4rldsklass \u2013 pengarna som sk\u00e4nks g\u00f6r verkligen nytta.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hjarnfonden.se\/jul\/?utm_source=expressen&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=jul2025&amp;utm_content=thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXTERN L\u00c4NK: St\u00f6d forskningen om parkinson i jul. Ge en g\u00e5va h\u00e4r.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjarnfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hjarnfonden-thomas-4.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;hjarnfonden-thomas-4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;27px||27px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fakta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Siri Expressen||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;27px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|16px|16px|16px|true|true&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ebebeb&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Parkinsons sjukdom<\/h3>\n<p>Parkinsons sjukdom \u00e4r en l\u00e5ngsamt fortskridande neurologisk sjukdom som p\u00e5verkar de celler i hj\u00e4rnan som producerar dopamin \u2013 ett \u00e4mne som \u00e4r avg\u00f6rande f\u00f6r v\u00e5r r\u00f6relsef\u00f6rm\u00e5ga. N\u00e4r dopaminet f\u00f6rsvinner uppst\u00e5r stelhet, skakningar, l\u00e5ngsamma r\u00f6relser och balansproblem. Men dopamin p\u00e5verkar ocks\u00e5 v\u00e5rt k\u00e4nsloliv, och depression \u00e4r vanligt.<\/p>\n<p>Ungef\u00e4r 20\u00a0000 svenskar lever med Parkinsons sjukdom och varje \u00e5r insjuknar uppskattningsvis 2\u00a0000 nya personer. Behandlingar finns, men de botar inte sjukdomen. Ist\u00e4llet ges l\u00e4kemedel som tillf\u00f6r dopamin, oftast i form av dagliga tabletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hjarnfonden.se\/om-hjarnan\/diagnos\/parkinsons-sjukdom\/?utm_source=expressen&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=jul2025&amp;utm_content=thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXTERN L\u00c4NK: L\u00e4s mer om Parkinsons sjukdom.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fakta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Siri Expressen||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#141414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;27px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|16px|16px|16px|true|true&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ebebeb&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.15)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Om Hj\u00e4rnfonden<\/h3>\n<p>Hj\u00e4rnfonden \u00e4r en insamlingsstiftelse som arbetar f\u00f6r ett samh\u00e4lle d\u00e4r alla hj\u00e4rnor n\u00e5r sin fulla potential, fritt fr\u00e5n hj\u00e4rnans sjukdomar. 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