USA: Dementia May Occur Less Often, Develop Slower in Parkinson Disease Patients
For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), dementia may occur less often or develop over a longer time period than previously thought, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in Neurology.
Julia Gallagher, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues determined long-term dementia risk among participants from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) multisite international study and a long-standing PD research cohort at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). A total of 417 participants with PD were followed for the PPMI cohort, and 389 participants with PD were followed for the Penn cohort.
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