Do Patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Have Episodic Memory Impairment? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is the most common atypical parkinsonism and has executive dysfunction as a core feature. The magnitude of episodic memory disturbance in PSP is yet to be clarified.

Objectives

To investigate how impaired is episodic memory in PSP compared to healthy controls and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Also, we sought to identify the brain correlates underlying these memory disturbances.

Methods

We performed a systematic search on PubMed and Scopus, combining the terms "progressive supranuclear palsy" AND "memory". The search was limited to papers published in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish, with no chronological filters. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were fo

SUBMITTER: Macedo AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092732 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature