James Parkinson wrongly believed that the disease had no effect on the mind and psyche of those affected. That was a fatal misjudgment, since new scientific studies have shown that every third Parkinson's patient develops dementia in the course of the disease.
However, this so-called Parkinson's dementia usually only occurs in the late stages of the disease and thus mainly, but not exclusively, affects patients of advanced age
But what actually is dementia?
Generally speaking, it is a progressive process in the brain that leads to a reduction in intellectual ability. In contrast to Alzheimer's dementia, memory is less affected than brain performance.
But let's let Professor Dr. med Matthias Maschke to bring the findings up to date. His lecture was recorded at the sixth Southwest German Parkinson Days 2022 in Kaiserslautern. It was an event of the Parkinson's self-help group Jupa RLP -Süd
JuPa RLP -Süd is an extremely active self-help group with a focus on "those who suffer from Parkinson's disease at a young age", which I warmly recommend to anyone seeking advice.
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