What is it about?
Dementia is highly prevalent in Parkinson disease. Frequently patients and physicians have difficulty describing, identifying and differencing symptoms from apathy and depression in Parkinson Disease Dementia (PDD) patients. The aim of this paper was identify apathy and depression in PDD patients.
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Why is it important?
This is a big problem because the treatment and prognosis are very different to apathy or depression.
Perspectives
It is necessary a greater knowledge about the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease. Neuropsychiatric features in Parkinson disease are so important than motor signals.
Dr. Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo
Universidade Federal do Parana
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This page is a summary of: Differentiating Between Apathy and Depression in Patients With Parkinson Disease Dementia, American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®, September 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1533317517728333.
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