If dementia develops a year or more after Parkinson’s disease symptoms begin, doctors diagnose Parkinson’s disease dementia. Both conditions share many features, including rigid muscles and ...

The research findings primarily focus on individuals with a sleep disorder but may have broader implications. A recent study ...

A simple blood test for people with a certain sleep disorder may help predict the development of dementia years before ...

A recent perspective offered guidance to clinician’s in managing how or in some cases whether to disclose a diagnosis of ...

Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson's Disease ... Blood Test Could Predict Parkinson's Seven Years Before Symptoms June 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed a simple ...

Parkinson’s disease dementia: This occurs when the Lewy bodies ... people with either type of LBD will eventually develop similar symptoms. Researchers do not know why LBD occurs.

As people increasingly develop Parkinson’s, being aware of risk factors and early symptoms is important for a timely diagnosis. A new study found that Parkinson’s disease will rise globally by ...

People with Parkinson's don't have enough of the chemical dopamine in their brain, because some of the nerve cells that make ...

Hospice enrollees who had Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies were ... Their disease course has more psychiatric and behavioral symptoms, such as psychosis and attentional ...

Also, Parkinson’s-related dementia was the only type of dementia that demonstrated a significant increase in risk of death in the year after surgery compared with people who did not have dementia.

For people with a certain sleep disorder, a simple blood test could help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms appear, a new study indicates. Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder ...