Listen to your gut – what is the gastrointestinal tract telling us about Parkinson’s disease? Posted on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Listen to your gut – what is the gastrointestinal tract telling us about Parkinson’s disease?Dr. Gilbert returns to the topic of the gastrointestinal tract and Parkinson’s disease to further explore the many links between the two.Read More
The Link between Parkinson’s disease and diabetes Posted on June 26, 2018June 28, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert The Link between Parkinson’s disease and diabetesA recent study demonstrated an association between Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. Dr. Gilbert explains why the connection between these two conditions is important and how an understanding of the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and diabetes may open up new treatment avenues for Parkinson’s disease.Read More
Anti-cholinergic Drugs – A Risk Factor For Dementia? Posted on June 5, 2018June 1, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Anti-cholinergic Drugs – A Risk Factor For Dementia?You may have read that certain medication prescribed for Parkinson’s disease can cause dementia. Dr. Gilbert will weigh in on the science behind this topic, including how these drugs work, and if there’s any casual relationship between them and an increased risk of dementia.Read More
Lewy Bodies, Dementia, and Parkinson’s – What Does it all Mean? Posted on May 15, 2018June 20, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Here are two common scenarios that may sound familiar:Scenario 1 A patient develops a series of neurologic symptoms, is evaluated by a neurologist and is told that she has Parkinson’s disease (PD). She then visits another neurologist for a second opinion and is told she has Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).Scenario 2 A patient has his first visit with his neurologist and is told that he has PD, at a subsequent visit the diagnosis is changed to Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), and at a follow up visit the diagnosis is changed yet again to Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB).Both of these situations understandably cause great uncertainty and frustration.Read More
