DOES PARKINSON’S DISEASE CAUSE DEMENTIA?

Dementia can occur in the later stages of Parkinson’s disease and may cause hallucinations, confusion, agitation, and memory loss.

BY PATTI GRECO
DECODING THE DIAGNOSIS

MANY PEOPLE with Parkinson’s disease experience cognitive changes, such as difficulty planning and multitasking, but not all of them develop dementia. On average, Parkinson’s disease dementia symptoms set in about 10 years after a person first starts...

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