Talk to your doctor if you or someone close to you has symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease dementia.
Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) is a decline in thinking, reasoning and behaviour that eventually affects many people with Parkinson’s disease.
PDD is linked to tiny deposits in the brain of Lewy bodies, or alpha-synuclein protein. Ask your doctor about this protein.
Symptoms
Changes in cognition
Changes in behaviour
Factors that increase the risk of Parkinson’s Dementia
At the time of a Parkinson’s diagnosis, the following factors may indicate a higher future risk of dementia:
- Older age
- Greater severity of motor symptoms – unstable posture, freezing in mid-step, shuffling, problems with balance and falling
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Hallucinations in a person who doesn’t yet have other dementia symptoms
- Excessive daytime sleepiness