title: [Parkinson's disease dementia].
abstract: Dementia is increasingly recognized as a symptom associated with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, and is found in up to 40% of all patients suffering from that condition. Clinically, the diagnosis of Parkinson's dementia is characterized by executive deficits, which can be identified by neuropsychological tests. In the individual case, differentiating this from other forms of dementia with extrapyramidal motor symptoms can be very difficult. With regard to therapy, there is evidence that cholinesterase inhibitors may be effective.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Klinik der Universität Ulm. jan.kassubek@uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kassubek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology