Anxiety is associated with cognitive impairment in newly-diagnosed Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anxiety and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are prevalent non-motor manifestations of Parkinson's disease (PD). While few studies have demonstrated a possible link between cognitive dysfunction and anxiety in PD, to our knowledge, no studies have directly examined the association between them. This study investigated the association between anxiety and cognitive deficits in newly diagnosed PD patients.

Methods

Patients with newly diagnosed PD (N = 185) were recruited from community and outpatient clinics. Anxiety was assessed using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) clinician rated anxiety item, which has previously been validated against a standardized criteria for the diagnosis of anxiety disorders in PD. Participants scoring ≥2 were clas

SUBMITTER: Dissanayaka NNW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5338650 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature