Re: cognitive impairment vs. dementia, have to agree
with janet on this one. Its six of one vs. half a
dozen of the other.
Carole H.
--- Bob Anibal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't think that cognitive impairment invcolves
> loss of touch with
> reality - dementia probably yes but cog. imp. not
> really.
> Bob A.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: N.Y. Times article / cognitive
> impairment / dementia
>
>
> > hi all
> >
> > At 13:33 1999/08/16 -0400, lanier wrote:
> > >I copied this para from the times article, could
> someone explain to me
> > >what exactly this means. What is "cognitive
> impairment" and what causes
> > >it, PD itself, or the medications
> > >
> > >>The disease progresses at different rates in
> different people, and there
> > >>is no way to predict how quickly Ms. Reno's
> condition will deteriorate.
> > >>About one-quarter to one-third of all patients
> have cognitive
> > >>impairment, but DR. Weiner says there is no
> evidence of this in Ms.
> > >>Reno.
> > >Lanier Maddux
> >
> > from what i've read:
> >
> > dementia tends to develop in approximately 30%
> > of all people with parkinson's
> >
> > it is a permanent and progressive symptom of the
> disease
> >
> > dementia and cognitive impairment mean loss of
> touch with reality
> >
> > med-induced psychosis is a temporary side effect
> > related to med intake
> > and is reversible
> >
> >
> > janet
> >
> > janet paterson
> > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
> > snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0
> Canada
> > website: a new voice
> <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/>
> > e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>
> >
>
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