Trending Topic

Motor neuron synapses with muscle fiber via electrical impulse transmission and neurotransmitter release, forming neuromuscular junctions , motor neuron, neuroscience
15 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a terminal condition with a typical life expectancy of 2–5 years from symptom onset. […]

Murat Emre, MDS 2019 – Dementia in Parkinson’s disease (PDD)

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: Sep 26th 2019

It was great to meet with valued editorial board member Murat Emre (Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey), who shared his expert insight of dementia in Parkinson’s disease, covering prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment.

Questions
1. What proportion of patients with Parkinson’s disease will go on to develop dementia (PDD)? (0:05)
2. What are some of the most typical symptoms? (0:45)
3. Many risk factors have been described for PDD, please could you outline some of the key environmental and genetic risk factors? (1:41)
4. Clinically, how do you diagnose PDD and exclude confounding factors and other explanations for cognitive impairment? (2:54)
5. Please describe how you manage patients with PDD. (4:30)
6. What unmet treatment needs are there for patients with PDD? (6:07)

Speaker disclosure: Murat Emre has nothing relevant to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Filmed at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS), Nice, France, September 2019.

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Close Popup