A longitudinal study of neuropsychological changes in individuals with Parkinson's disease

Tamiko Azuma, Robyn F. Cruz, Kathryn A. Bayles, Cheryl K. Tomoeda, Erwin B. Montgomery

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    Abstract

    Neuropsychological changes in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) were studied longitudinally. Sixty-nine idiopathic PD patients, with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores falling within normal range, and 37 elderly control participants were given neuropsychological tests twice approximately two years apart. The PD group performed poorer than the control group on Semantic Fluency, Letter Fluency, Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, and Block Design at test time 1. Two years later, the PD group showed significant decline in Semantic and Letter Fluency. A subset of 12 PD patients declined in mental status by second testing (≥ 4 MMSE points). Cox proportional-hazards models were used to see if any baseline measures were associated with relative risk of decline in mental status. In the final model, Repetition performance and Age were significantly associated with cognitive decline. Consistent with previous studies, executive function tasks were those most susceptible to disease progression.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1043-1049
    Number of pages7
    JournalInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
    Volume18
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 2003

    Keywords

    • Cognitive change
    • Longitudinal study
    • Parkinson's disease

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Geriatrics and Gerontology
    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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