Are all dementias alike? No, not at all. Some develop in people who have specific conditions. This particular sharepost will focus on one of these types, Parkinson’s disease dementia.
Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
First of all, let’s look at what Parkinson’s disease dementia is. Parkinson’s disease affects approximately two percent of people who are older than age 65; it is estimated that one million people in the United States have this particular disease. Furthermore, between 50-80...
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Take it from me: maintaining your weight while entering middle age – especially for a woman – can be really difficult. I have to admit... Read more »
A recent article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings discusses a problem many patients and doctors have: discussing chronic pain.The researchers... Read more »
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With the ever increasing number of people living with chronic pain, it still appears that those who have chronic pain aren't always taken seriously... Read more »
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When health care professionals such as physical therapists see a large number of patients with the same problem, they look for evidence to support... Read more »
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Scientists around the world are studying pain mechanisms of all kinds. In this article, the characteristics and causes of muscle pain are reviewed.... Read more »
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Pain is a very difficult thing to measure. There's no lab test that can put it into an absolute number like a white blood cell count. Yet with 50... Read more »
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More than 20 percent of people in the United States, age 35 years or older, have complained of chronic knee pain. Many complain of multiple sites,... Read more »
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