#24 Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease Caring Podcast

English - February 10, 2022 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Previous Episode: #23 Swallow Therapies for Parkinson's Disease (Interviews with Juliana Harl and Tiffany Turner, SLP) (Episode 3)

Next Episode: #25 Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (Interview with Dr. Keith Josephs, Mayo Clinic Movement Disorder Specialist, Behavioral Disease Specialist, and Research Scientist)

This month, we will turn our attention to cognition in people with Parkinson's disease. In this introduction episode, I talk about the clinical diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment of Parkinson's disease and what this actually means. I discuss how this condition may progress throughout the course of the illness. I discuss Dementia of Parkinson's disease and the prevalence rate of this condition.

This month, we will focus on the neuropathology of cognitive changes of Parkinson's disease and focus on treatments for various problems related to cognition. We will also discuss in future episodes the research pipeline on novel therapeutics in clinical trials that may improve cognitive performance.

The Parkinson's Disease Caring Podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Kevin Klos. Please visit www.pdcaring.com for more resources and information. Please email [email protected] if you would like to suggest topics for future shows or to ask questions related to these topics.