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Connecting Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia
September 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Held in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, with Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath as chair, this edition of our webinar series will occur on 9 September and discuss the relationship between dementia and Parkinson’s.
It is estimated that roughly half of people with Parkinson’s will experience cognitive changes, the way we think and process information, to some extent; some of these individuals, however, may go on to develop dementia. Parkinson’s belongs to a family of conditions called alpha-synucleinopathies, which are characterised by the build-up of abnormal copies of the protein alpha-synuclein. These copies clump together to form Lewy bodies, which disrupt how well cells can function. Although in Parkinson’s this primarily impacts neurons in the part of the brain controlling movement, other areas of the brain may also be affected, leading to problems with thinking and memory.
In this webinar, Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath will be joined by an expert panel to discuss the two types of dementia most closely associated with Parkinson’s: Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). The panel will discuss what these conditions are, how they compare, and the current research landscape.
Meet the panelists
Professor John-Paul Taylor is a Professor of Translational Dementia Research at Newcastle University and an Honorary Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at the Tyne and Wear NHS Trust. Professor Taylor’s research focus is on Lewy body dementia, looking at neuroimaging techniques, visual hallucinations, and improving clinical care.
Jacqui Cannon is the CEO of The Lewy Body Society, a UK-based charity that funds research to understand, diagnose, and better treat Lewy body dementia. Visit The Lewy Body Society: https://www.lewybody.org/
Professor Iracema Leroi is a Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity. Her research focuses on dementia and neurodegenerative conditions, with an emphasis on improving brain health and quality of life.
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