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A member asked:
Are parkinson's and alzheimer's related?
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No: They are two different conditions but they are associated to dementia or cognitive dysfunction.
Answered 8/14/2012
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Not directly: Both are disorders of "misfolded proteins" which deposit in the brain affecting specific nerve cell populations. The signs and symptoms are very different, such as tremors, gait imbalance, stiffness of parkinson's. The dementias are very different and treatments vary from case to case. It is rare, <10% to find alzheimer's pathology associated with parkinson's disease.
Answered 9/28/2016
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