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How does anesthesia affect people with Parkinson's?

Posted by sherryallen @sherryallen, Jan 30 9:28pm

My husband has PD and needs a total shoulder replacement. His surgeon is great and warned us that patients with PD run the risk of never being the same again after anesthesia. After reading a few other articles (not on this site). I have learned that it can bring on signs of dementia. Has there ever been any studies on this subject? Are there any percentages on this happening? Should I let him do this surgery. I am so confused and scared. His pain level is so intense.

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sillyblone | @sillyblone | Dec 9 8:46pm

I would like to know as well.

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Dec 10 2:40pm

@sillyblone, thanks for reanimating this topic. I noted in another discussion on Mayo Clinic Connect, @hopeful33250 provided useful information about patients with Parkinson's and the potential effects of anesthesia, hospitalizations and surgery. She shared these resources:

- Anesthesia, surgery linked to subtle decline in memory and thinking in older adults, Mayo study finds https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anesthesia-surgery-linked-to-subtle-decline-in-memory-and-thinking-in-older-adults-mayo-study-finds/
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- Cognitive Decline Associated With Anesthesia and Surgery in Older Patients https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782851

hopeful33250 also added: As with all things, the benefits need to be weighed against the risks.

@sherryallen, did you and your husband decide to proceed with the total shoulder replacement? If so, how did it go for him? How are you both doing now?

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