Is Parkinson's Disease brain fog a precursor to dementia?

[Grumpy77]

I'm wondering if any strong statistical correlation has been found between PD brain fog and dementia appearing in the same set of people in research studies? Any relationship or correlation at all?

[bassofspades]

idk if it leads to dementia, but I will suggest you read this post for the solution to my personal brain fog dilima. It may help you too.

healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

[Grumpy77 in reply to bassofspades]

Thank you for this information

[kevowpd]

Pretty high correlation of PD and eventual dementia.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/183...

[Grumpy77 in reply to kevowpd]

Really unfortunate that this is the case

[curlscurls in reply to kevowpd]

The dementia expert at my MDS center puts the risk at 20-40% for dementia or cognitive dysfunction.

I asked about me and got no real answer, except that earlier onset even in the normal age (so in 50s-60s) is less likely to than later onset when there's complicating factors to exercise and treatments.

[JCRO in reply to kevowpd]

Really grim statistics. Gotta get on the rowing machine. 🙃

[Kevin51]

I take Fish Oil capsules with high Omega 3 with taking a B Complex multi vitamin to help protect against cognitive decline. There is some good evidence for it though not directly for PwPs.

[curlscurls]

I've had a few interesting days with much more short term memory trouble than usual. I also drank 2 diet soda's last weekend - is the chemicals in them effecting me? I didn't take vitamins for 2 days. I've noticed I do better with vitamins but not a connection to short term memory. I suspect the sodas. (Aspartame can mimic MS in some people. I don't know which artificial sweetener but I'm sure it wasn't healthy.) Maybe it was something else I ate since I have food sensitivities, or exposure to a virus or ? But for what it's worth I thought I'd share this event.

[Esperanto]

Of course, there is an overlap with brain fog and dementia, but usually brain fog is a temporary condition that can be caused by many medical conditions, stress, fatigue, medication, hormonal changes and nutritional deficiencies. I experienced the latter after solving my vitamin B6 deficiency. After a month the fog picked up!

[Grumpy77 in reply to Esperanto]

"... fog picked up"? Did you actually meant to say " after solving my vitamin B6 deficiency. After a month the fog reduced significantly", because this sounds more logical

[Esperanto in reply to Grumpy77]

English is not my native language, so probably a translation mistake. What I wanted to say is not that the fog was significantly less, but then really disappeared completely. As if a veil of my existence was being pulled. Actually quite shocking to experience that I had lived in this brain fog for a long time, without realizing it. Apparently something like this is creeping. Perhaps the fog has come back unnoticed by now...