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Parkinson's slows down thinking process more than speech
Impairment in mental skills could affect the conversational ability of people with Parkinson\'s more than the physical speech problems, finds a new research. The study revealed that physical speech problems are often less of a problem for patients than having the cognitive ability to keep up with conversations.
​London: Impairment in mental skills could affect the conversational ability of people with Parkinson's more than the physical speech problems, finds a new research. The study revealed that physical speech problems are often less of a problem for patients than having the cognitive ability to keep up with conversations.
A patient's ability, for example, not being able to think quickly enough to keep up with conversations or not being able to find the right words forms a barrier to communication more than experiencing physical speech problems. "Around 70 percent of people with Parkinson's have problems with speech and communication, which can really impact their quality of life," said lead author Maxwell Barnish from the University of Aberdeen in Britain.
The results showed that both cognitive status and physical speech problems are associated with everyday communication problems among people with Parkinson's. However, patients who had greater cognitive difficulties had more problems communicating.
