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tks, always wonder the difference. This is the first clear response i've seen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:25 AM Subject: Re: Dementia vs Alzeimers > Alzheimer's dementia is unremitting, causing a consistent decline in > cognitive function. There is no reversing the dementia of Alzheimer's > disease. > > On the other hand, PD dementia may come and go. Although there is a > downward spiral in cognitive ability, the patient may suddenly function > quite normally for a time. My husband, who had end stage PD, always knew > my name and my children's names even though he could barely talk. On > occasion he would show remarkable reasoning ability - even in the last > days of his life. For the most part he suffered from terrible dementia - > but he had flickers of cognitive function. My friends who have lost their > loved ones to Alzheimer's disease report that once their loved ones lost a > cognitive function, it never returned. > > I'm sure that the picture an change from individual to individual. There > is a Parkinson's Plus syndrome which some refer to as Lewy Body Disease > where severe cognitive decline is similar to Alzheimer's Disease. > -------- > God bless > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) > www.bentwillowfarm.org > >> Is there a way to distinguish Parkinson's related dementia from >> Alzheimer's? >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn