Article
Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease.
Postgraduate medical journal - 1 Apr 2015
Cosgrove Jeremy, Alty Jane Elizabeth, Jamieson Stuart
Abstract excerpt
Cognitive impairment is a significant non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). Longitudinal cohort studies have demonstrated that approximately 50% of those with PD develop dementia after 10 years, increasing to over 80% after 20 years. Deficits in cognition can be identified at the time of PD diagnosis in some patients and this mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) has been studied extensively over the last...
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