Dementia > Parkinson’s Disease

What is Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson’s disease begins by affecting movement, resulting in tremors and shakiness, stiffness, difficulty with walking and muscle control, lack of facial expression and impaired speech. Parkinson’s is another disease in which Lewy bodies are found in the brain. Many individuals with Parkinson’s develop dementia in later stages of the disease.

Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

• There are currently no drugs approved by the FDA specifically to treat the dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease
  
  
• There is some evidence that cholinesterase inhibitors may help some individuals