Since Parkinson’s disease (PD) is known as a movement disorder, the non-motor symptoms can often be overlooked. Common non-motor symptoms can include depression and anxiety, sleep issues, fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, sexual issues, and more. The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) recently published a list of resources on these non-motor symptoms in PD.
“Parkinson’s and Driving (From a Caregiver’s Perspective)” – Lecture Notes
The Houston Area Parkinson’s Society (HAPS) hosted a day-long conference for caregivers in November. One of the lectures was presented by Christine Salinas, certified driver rehabilitation specialist in Houston. She discussed the biggest concerns around a person with Parkinson’s disease (PD) driving, as well as provided different techniques to evaluate if someone should continue driving or stop for their own safety. Although this conference was for caregivers, everyone in the PD community might be interested in these lecture notes.
… Full Story>New York Times: Social Isolation May Increase Your Risk of Falls
People who lived alone or who had few social contacts were up to 24 percent more likely to have falls than their socially connected peers.
… Full Story>Happy Holidays!
Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach office is closed from December 14, re-opening on January 4, 2021.
“Hallucinations and REM Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease” – Lecture Notes
The Houston Area Parkinson’s Society (HAPS) hosted a day-long conference for caregivers. One of the lectures was presented by Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD, head of the movement disorders center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She discussed REM sleep disorders, hallucinations, delusions, deliriums, etc. And she provided methods to improve healthy sleep for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). (Though the talk was presented at a caregiver conference, there is nothing caregiver-specific about this talk).
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