2 upvotes, 1 direct replies (showing 1)
View submission: Ask Anything Wednesday - Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology
[deleted]
Comment by aTacoParty at 15/03/2023 at 20:05 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's hard to predict whether someone with PD will develop dementia. Older patients that are diagnosed with PD tend to develop dementia more than those who are younger when first diagnosed, and patients with more severe motor symptoms tend to develop dementia more often.
One study found that PD patients with high or low blood pressure had increased risk for developing dementia but the association wasn't very strong.
At this point it's hard to know the risk of dementia in PD patients. Though they can decrease the risk using lifestyle interventions. It has been shown that physical exercise, diet, and good sleep hygiene can prevent dementia and even help with some symptoms of PD.
Dementia in PD - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X1730014X[1][2]
1: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X1730014X
2: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X1730014X
Dementia prevention through lifestyle interventions -
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/dementia-prevention/[3]
https://www.alzheimers.gov/life-with-dementia/can-i-prevent-dementia[4]
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/798129[5]
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijad/2010/393579/[6][7]
3: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/dementia-prevention/
4: https://www.alzheimers.gov/life-with-dementia/can-i-prevent-dementia
5: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/798129
6: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijad/2010/393579/
7: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijad/2010/393579/
Exercise as a treatment for PD -
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0074774219300236