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jhstarr wrote: > > Sharon wrote: > > > > Would Parkinson dementia be the same as Cancer dementia? What IS dementia? > > Best wishes, Sharon<[log in to unmask]> > > > > At 08:15 AM 7/27/97 -0400, you wrote: > > >My husband has had Parkinson's for 25 years, been in a nursing home since > > >January, 1997. Has had a recurrence of severe hallucinations & paranoia > > >(which caused the psychotic episode that put him in the hospital and thence > > >into the NH.) > > > > > >Since he's in the NH, his meds have been cut back quite a bit, 7 doses of > > >Permax .25 MG and 2 doses of Sinement, 25/100. > > > > > >Question is would Mirapex be of any value?? > > > > > >Anyone have any experience with Parkinson dementia? > > > > > > > > Sharon <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear Sharon: The causes are different however the treatment is similar. > Dementia is charactized by cognative defects (such as memory loss and confusion) and > possibly psychotic symptoms such as halucinations, delusions, and > paranoia. There can also be other less prominant symptoms. > Jerry Starr, RPh