How a Parkinson’s dementia toolkit can help nurses
Cathy Magee Advanced clinical practitioner, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Frankie O’Shea Nurse consultant, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A toolkit for detecting and managing Parkinson’s dementia can help nurses start important patient conversations
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominantly the dopamine producing (dopaminergic) neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. It is associated with motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement.
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doi: 10.7748/nop.36.1.16.s6
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