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early symptoms
good link, tks. would like to know if all pd patients develop dementia, tried googling without success.
It's addressed fully in the lnks
I filed to favorites, thanks muchly. a good nite to you.
A point read in a section of one of the articles you linked said that some people with PD have difficulty recognizing faces. Can you elaborate or do you have any experience or know someone who experiences this?
If I remember, that is the first early symptom of dementia.
What is?
some people with PD have difficulty recognizing faces. According to the video in the link.
early symptoms
•Depending on the source of data:◦Between 30-40% of patients will experience some degree of cognitive impairment and memory problems. Some research suggests this rises to 80% after 8-10 years of the disease.
◦Between 1/5 and 1/3 of Parkinson’s patients develop some form of Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD). The figure commonly quoted is around 20%.
•The rate of progression and severity of dementia varies considerably between individuals.
•Parkinson’s Disease Dementia typically takes 10-15 years to develop from initial Parkinson’s diagnosis. It is therefore considered to occur towards the later stages of the disease.
•Parkinson’s disease patients have a 4- 6X greater risk of developing cognitive impairment or dementia than the general population.
•Various issues arise regarding Parkinson’s Disease Dementia including:◦Significant symptoms noted above in Mental Well-Being.
◦Increased mortality rate.
◦Reduced quality of life for patient and increased burden for family and carers/caregivers.
◦Nursing home care more likely.
i'm 70 so I will probably kick the bucket before this damage sets in. It started with my right leg becoming lie a chain and ball...literally......my right hand and mini script kicked in about two years later. I didn't have a doctor so I just carried on and shortly after my initial visit with neuro I was able to bring my right leg up and touch my nose with my knee....strange eh? I still don't have my ball and chain on my leg but my buttocks are heavy now, not like a ball and chain but any heavier I will need a wheelchair to perambulate? i'm not as worried though because I think it will migrate as well. where, nobody knows. my pd is a trecki....seems i'm unique that way.
I am wondering about manifestations , fleeting though they are, by my autonomic system, like breathing and heart function.
I feel there is an illness behind my pd symptoms, but it's pointless to say so to a professional. at least I've lost one other autonomic symptom that occurred 3-4 times and stabilized......I also discovered that it's true, drinking coffee, which I've learned to enjoy, is not the same as a bottle of spring water. my incontinence is controlled.
oh, my balance is out of wack again, I associate it with the heavy butt feeling, lol.
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