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Impact of falling testosterone levels

19-02-2004,
doctor Zofia Pelc
Impact of falling testosterone levels

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Older man suffering from depression

It appears that the age-related decline in plasma testosterone levels is similar in men with Parkinson's disease and those with Alzheimer's disease. This decline, which is a cause of neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive impairment in healthy men, in men with neurodegenerative diseases may be an additional factor impairing cognitive functioning.

Study conducted on a group of men with Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease.

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