While Parkinson’s disease is known to affect movement, balance, and coordination, sometimes patients also develop Parkinson’s disease dementia.
People with this condition can experience a disturbing condition called sundowning, which typically begins in the late afternoon and lasts into the night.
Affects Up to 80 Percent of Parkinson’s Patients
According to the Weill Institute for Neurosciences Memory and Aging Center, most people with Parkinson’s start experiencing movement symptoms when they’re between 50 and 85 years old, although some show signs earlier.
Dr. Isabella Park, associate medical director and director of geriatrics and palliative care at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, part of Northwell Health in New York, told The Epoch Times that a majority of patients with Parkinson’s disease will develop dementia, and those who do are at higher risk of experiencing sundowning….