Thank you so much for the information. Very helpful.

We've been dealing with this since 2015. July 30, 2023 he started walking strangely. A cousin described it as taking "baby steps." I took to ER and Dr wanted to know if he was confused. I said yes, but he had been confused a lot in last 8 years. He told Dr he got to walking fast and couldn't slow down. A month later he was admitted to SNF. It hurts because he is tall and walked with long strides brimming with self confidence and authority. Oh, how I miss that man!

@A myALZteam Member: Parkinson's plus dementia is a tough combination, so a big hug to you. Everyone wants to stay home, but you also need to survive, so just take it one day at a time, and it's totally understandable if there's an occasional meltdown along the way. I'm adding you to my Team.

I don't know if this information might be helpful to you as respects your husband, but my son with TBI+VD who was once paralyzed has an involuntary leg tremor that has been bothering him greatly, so a few weeks ago, a medication called Mirapex was added, which is generally used for Parkinson's. So far, it is helping with his leg tremor and because it's a dopamine agent, it has also helped with his depression.

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I don’t know but my husband complains all the time about his legs and can’t walk very good uses walker. He has Parkinson’s and dementia. His mind is going fast now too. He is so confused. I just want to cry. I am loosing him more every day. I hope I can keep going. He want to stay home. It is so hard

These things are very individual, but this can happen, depending on the areas of the brain that have atrophied with Alzheimer's. If you have an MRI, it might give you some clues.

In general, the Cerebellum coordinates physical movement and is involved with maintaining balance; but damage to the Frontal lobes can also impact voluntary movement like walking or reaching for an object; and damage to the Limbic System (which includes the Hippocampus, Amygdala, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Basal ganglia, & Cingulate gyrus) can cause motor impairments and tremors, and problems with balance and posture. And of course, if someone has ALZ, their Hippocampus is almost always damaged.

Note: I happen to have done a LOT of reading about this, because I have a son with a TBI + Vascular Dementia, who was initially paralyzed. My hubby has ALZ.