Podcast: Thinking and Memory Problems with Parkinson’s

Friday, 18th October 2019

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Many people often think of memory when they talk about cognition, but what other functions are affected? Our Vice President of Medical Communications, Dr. Rachel Dolhun, moderates a conversation with Ava Butler, the wife of a person with Lewy body dementia; Dr. Katie Amodeo, assistant professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Rochester; and Dr. Stephen Gomperts, assistant professor of Neurology and director of the Lewy Body Dementia Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, where they discuss:

• Cognitive changes with age, Parkinson’s and other brain diseases
• How doctors treat this symptom and strategies to manage cognitive decline
• Current research addressing this symptom

 

Learn more about cognition and Parkinson’s by reading this great guide – Navigating Cognitive Changes Parkinson’s disease.

 

Source: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research