Motor Speed Matters! Cognitive Profile of Parkinson's Disease Patients With and Without Deficits in Motor Speed.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, postural instability and cognitive deficits in attention, executive functions, learning and memory. Motor speed, measured using Finger Tapping Test (FTT), is an important indicator and predictor of cognitive and motor functions. Deficits in motor speed have significant impact on performance on other neuropsychological tests.

Objective

This study aimed to understand and compare the cognitive profile of patients with and without deficits in motor speed as evaluated on the FTT.

Method and material

A detailed neuropsychological evaluation using the NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery was carried out on 70 PD patients. The PD patients were divided into patients with (n = 46) and without

SUBMITTER: Menon V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613145 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature