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On Wed, 2 Jul 1997 20:01:05 -0400 Lori Bauer <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I have read, and heard it referred to within the group, that a >minority >of PWP develop dementia, but this doctor seems to feel that in my >grandmother's case Parkinson's is a result of micro-strokes or >infarcts >which themselves cause dementia. Has anyone else heard of this >(Parkinson's resulting from mini-strokes?) or have experience with >this? Lori, When I first presented at the Drs. office with tremors he wanted to rule out the possibility of my having had a stroke as this can cause PD like symptoms. An MRI was done to eliminate that cause. Mini-strokes or TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) can and do cause dementia as my paternal grandma had had multiple TIAs and eventually she had to be put in a NH because of the dementia that resulted from them. Jon Meyer 40/1 ([log in to unmask]) another Hoosier