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insight
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09/04/08 - 03:35 PM

What disease has both characteristics of Parkinson and Alzheimer?

Parkinson's-like signs
* Slowed movement
* Rigid muscles
* Tremors
* Shuffling walk

Alzheimer's-like signs and symptoms
* Confusion
* Memory loss
* Decreased or irregular awareness or reasoning (cognition)
* Delusions such as false ideas about another person or situation
* Depression

Eagle_303
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09/04/08 - 06:23 PM

I hope you are talking about Lewy body dementia

Lewy body = Parkinson's characteristics

Dementia '= Alzheimer's characteristics

Best of luck

insight
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09/05/08 - 02:00 AM

Your guess is correct. I thought that mentioning it is helpful.

nightflight1945
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09/06/08 - 12:55 AM

Lewy body dementia also has visual hallucinations and also there is a sort of fluctuating course .

ngaybinhyen
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09/06/08 - 02:01 AM

Lewy body Dementia

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