Barbara Mallut wrote: > I'm FINALLY admitting (reluctantly!) that forgetting words, names, > etc. is NOT always caused by PD. That type of memory loss is ALSO > due to ... the encroaching years. There seem to be some aspects of mental functioning which deteriorate due to PD. I ventured into Medline to see what was there about PD and "cogitive deficits", but what I found needs someone trained in the lingo of psychological testing to explain. Has anyone run across a writeup for he layperson? BTW, there is a word for not being able to recall words, but I don't remember it. Phil Tompkins Hoboken NJ 60/9