Just
for illustration
In
addition to physical disturbance, we have talk relationship between
Parkinson’s Diseases and cognitive impairment.
In
previous post (please read: Can Parkinson’s Diseases Cause cognitive impairment? - Parkinson’s Diseases 12),
shown that about 35% Parkinson’s patients face with mild cognitive
problems and “40% lead to dementia (Alzheimer’s) diseases.”
Alzheimer’s
diseases is diseases which relate to cognitive problems. People may
be categorized as Alzheimer’s patients if they faced with at least
two cognitive domains (problems):
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slow memory
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less thinking skill
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no or lack of attention
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slow in information processes
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visuospatial executive function, occurs when patients are not able to
"identify, integrate, and analyze space and visual form,
details, structure and spatial relations"
In
fact, dementia appears after patients have several year of
Parkinson’s diseases, usually at advance stage of diseases.
Many
studies have been done for medication of cognitive problem in
Parkinson’s patients, one approaches called as dopaminergic
medications.
The
scientists use following drugs for medications of cognitive:
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Levodopa
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Dopamine agonists
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MAO-B inhibitors
What
are the result?
Mix.
Some said the dopaminergic medications may improve cognitive in term
of:
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working memory
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alertness
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can make work planning
Contrary,
other reports shown that dopaminergic medications have no effect, and
even negative effect such as make patients to be sleepy, confuse and
hallucinations.
Hope,
the research in this field could find breakthrough in coming future
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