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Camerino I, Ferreira J, Vonk JM, Kessels RPC, de Leeuw FE, Roelofs A, Copland D, Piai V. Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Word Production Abilities in Dysfunction of the Basal Ganglia: Stroke, Small Vessel Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Huntington's Disease. Neuropsychol Rev 2024; 34:1-26. [PMID: 36564612 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-022-09570-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Clinical populations with basal ganglia pathologies may present with language production impairments, which are often described in combination with comprehension measures or attributed to motor, memory, or processing-speed problems. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we studied word production in four (vascular and non-vascular) pathologies of the basal ganglia: stroke affecting the basal ganglia, small vessel disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. We compared scores of these clinical populations with those of matched cognitively unimpaired adults on four well-established production tasks, namely picture naming, category fluency, letter fluency, and past-tense verb inflection. We conducted a systematic search in PubMed and PsycINFO with terms for basal ganglia structures, basal ganglia disorders and language production tasks. A total of 114 studies were included, containing results for one or more of the tasks of interest. For each pathology and task combination, effect sizes (Hedges' g) were extracted comparing patient versus control groups. For all four populations, performance was consistently worse than that of cognitively unimpaired adults across the four language production tasks (p-values < 0.010). Given that performance in picture naming and verb inflection across all pathologies was quantified in terms of accuracy, our results suggest that production impairments cannot be fully explained by motor or processing-speed deficits. Our review shows that while language production difficulties in these clinical populations are not negligible, more evidence is necessary to determine the exact mechanism that leads to these deficits and whether this mechanism is the same across different pathologies.
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- Ileana Camerino
- Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, The Netherlands
- Donders Centre for Medical Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Centre for Medical Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, Australia
- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Centre for Medical Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jellinger KA. Pathobiology of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson Disease: Challenges and Outlooks. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:498. [PMID: 38203667 PMCID: PMC10778722 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Cognitive impairment (CI) is a characteristic non-motor feature of Parkinson disease (PD) that poses a severe burden on the patients and caregivers, yet relatively little is known about its pathobiology. Cognitive deficits are evident throughout the course of PD, with around 25% of subtle cognitive decline and mild CI (MCI) at the time of diagnosis and up to 83% of patients developing dementia after 20 years. The heterogeneity of cognitive phenotypes suggests that a common neuropathological process, characterized by progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic striatonigral system and of many other neuronal systems, results not only in structural deficits but also extensive changes of functional neuronal network activities and neurotransmitter dysfunctions. Modern neuroimaging studies revealed multilocular cortical and subcortical atrophies and alterations in intrinsic neuronal connectivities. The decreased functional connectivity (FC) of the default mode network (DMN) in the bilateral prefrontal cortex is affected already before the development of clinical CI and in the absence of structural changes. Longitudinal cognitive decline is associated with frontostriatal and limbic affections, white matter microlesions and changes between multiple functional neuronal networks, including thalamo-insular, frontoparietal and attention networks, the cholinergic forebrain and the noradrenergic system. Superimposed Alzheimer-related (and other concomitant) pathologies due to interactions between α-synuclein, tau-protein and β-amyloid contribute to dementia pathogenesis in both PD and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). To further elucidate the interaction of the pathomechanisms responsible for CI in PD, well-designed longitudinal clinico-pathological studies are warranted that are supported by fluid and sophisticated imaging biomarkers as a basis for better early diagnosis and future disease-modifying therapies.
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- Kurt A Jellinger
- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Alberichgasse 5/13, A-1150 Vienna, Austria
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Paulo DL, Qian H, Subramanian D, Johnson GW, Zhao Z, Hett K, Kang H, Chris Kao C, Roy N, Summers JE, Claassen DO, Dhima K, Bick SK. Corticostriatal beta oscillation changes associated with cognitive function in Parkinson's disease. Brain 2023; 146:3662-3675. [PMID: 37327379 PMCID: PMC10681666 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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Cognitive impairment is the most frequent non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease and is associated with deficits in a number of cognitive functions including working memory. However, the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment is poorly understood. Beta oscillations have previously been shown to play an important role in cognitive functions including working memory encoding. Decreased dopamine in motor cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuits increases the spectral power of beta oscillations and results in Parkinson's disease motor symptoms. Analogous changes in parallel cognitive CSTC circuits involving the caudate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) may contribute to Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment. The objective of our study is to evaluate whether changes in beta oscillations in the caudate and DLPFC contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease patients. To investigate this, we used local field potential recordings during deep brain stimulation surgery in 15 patients with Parkinson's disease. Local field potentials were recorded from DLPFC and caudate at rest and during a working memory task. We examined changes in beta oscillatory power during the working memory task as well as the relationship of beta oscillatory activity to preoperative cognitive status, as determined from neuropsychological testing results. We additionally conducted exploratory analyses on the relationship between cognitive impairment and task-based changes in spectral power in additional frequency bands. Spectral power of beta oscillations decreased in both DLPFC and caudate during working memory encoding and increased in these structures during feedback. Subjects with cognitive impairment had smaller decreases in caudate and DLPFC beta oscillatory power during encoding. In our exploratory analysis, we found that similar differences occurred in alpha frequencies in caudate and theta and alpha in DLPFC. Our findings suggest that oscillatory power changes in cognitive CSTC circuits may contribute to cognitive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. These findings may inform the future development of novel neuromodulatory treatments for cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease.
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- Danika L Paulo
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
- School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212 USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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The Executive-Function-Related Cognitive-Motor Dual Task Walking Performance and Task Prioritizing Effect on People with Parkinson's Disease. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11040567. [PMID: 36833101 PMCID: PMC9956339 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11040567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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To safely walk in a community environment requires dual cognitive-walking ambulation ability for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). A past study showed inconsistent results on cognitive-walking performance for PD patients, possibly due to the various cognitive tasks used and task priority assignment. This study designed cognitive-walking tests that used executive-related cognitive tasks to evaluate patients with early-stage Parkinson's disease who did not have obvious cognitive deficits. The effect of assigning task prioritization was also evaluated. Sixteen individuals with PD (PD group) and 16 individuals without PD (control group) underwent single cognitive tests, single walking tests, dual walking tests, and prioritizing task tests. Three types of cognitive, spatial memory, Stroops, and calculation tasks were employed. The cognitive performance was evaluated by response time, accuracy, and speed-accuracy trade off composite score. The walking performance was evaluated by the temporal spatial gait characteristics and variation in gait. The results showed that the walking performance of the PD group was significantly worse than the control group in both single and dual walking conditions. The group difference in cognitive performance was shown in composite score under the dual calculation walking task but not under the single task. While assigning priority to walking, no group difference in walking was observed but the response accuracy rate of PD groups declined. This study concluded that the dual task walking test could sharpen the cognitive deficits for early-stage PD patients. The task priority assignment might not be recommended while testing gait deficits since it decreased the ability to discriminate group differences.
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Clavijo-Moran HJC, Álvarez-García D, Pinilla-Monsalve GD, Muñoz-Ospina B, Orozco J. Psychometric properties and construct validity of the Parkinson’s Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale (PD-CRS) in Colombia. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1018176. [DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BackgroundCognitive impairment is frequent among people living with Parkinson’s disease: up to 40% of patients exhibit symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and 25% meet the criteria for dementia. Parkinson’s Disease Cognitive Rating Scale (PD-CRS) is one of the recommended scales by the Movement Disorders Society Task Force for level 1 screening of dementia. However, its psychometric properties have not been studied in the Colombian population.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 patients with Parkinson’s disease diagnosed by a movement disorders neurologist. Patients were evaluated with PD-CRS and MoCA. Principal component analysis was conducted, and then confirmatory factor analysis was implemented through the maximum-likelihood method. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach α. Convergent and divergent validity were also calculated and concurrent validity with the MoCA was assessed.Results62% were males. Their median age was 68 years (IQR 57–74) and the median disease duration was 4 years (IQR 2–9). 77% were classified in early stages (Hoehn and Yahr stage ≤ 2), while the MDS-UPDRS part III score was 25 (IQR 15.5–38). In the principal component factor analysis, the pattern matrix unveiled a mnesic and a non-mnesic domain. Confirmatory factor analysis showed similar explanatory capacity (λ ≥ 0.50) for items other than naming (λ = 0.34). Cronbach’s α for the full 9-items instrument was 0.74. MoCA and PD-CRS total scores were correlated (ρ = 0.71, p = 0.000). Assuming a cut-off score of 62 points, there is an agreement of 89% with the definition of dementia by MoCA for Colombia (κ = 0.59; p = 0.000).ConclusionPD-CRS has acceptable psychometric properties for the Colombian population and has significant correlation and agreement with a validated scale (MoCA).
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Liu YC, Yang YR, Yeh NC, Ku PH, Lu CF, Wang RY. Multiarea Brain Activation and Gait Deterioration During a Cognitive and Motor Dual Task in Individuals With Parkinson Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther 2022; 46:260-269. [PMID: 35404916 DOI: 10.1097/npt.0000000000000402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In people with Parkinson disease (PD), gait performance deteriorating during dual-task walking has been noted in previous studies. However, the effects of different types of dual tasks on gait performance and brain activation are still unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate cognitive and motor dual-task walking performance on multiarea brain activity in individuals with PD. METHODS Twenty-eight participants with PD were recruited and performed single walking (SW), walking while performing a cognitive task (WCT), and walking while performing a motor task (WMT) at their self-selected speed. Gait performance including walking speed, stride length, stride time, swing cycle, temporal and spatial variability, and dual-task cost (DTC) was recorded. Brain activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), premotor cortex (PMC), and supplementary motor areas (SMA) were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy during walking. RESULTS Walking performance deteriorated upon performing a secondary task, especially the cognitive task. Also, a higher and more sustained activation in the PMC and SMA during WCT, as compared with the WMT and SW, in the late phase of walking was found. During WMT, however, the SMA and PMC did not show increased activation compared with during SW. Moreover, gait performance was negatively correlated with PMC and SMA activity during different walking tasks. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Individuals with mild to moderate PD demonstrated gait deterioration during dual-task walking, especially during WCT. The SMA and PMC were further activated in individuals with PD when performing cognitive dual-task walking.Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A383 ).
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- Yan-Ci Liu
- School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Y.C.L.); and Departments of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology (Y.R.Y., N.C.Y., P.H.K., R.Y.W.) and Biomedical Imaging and Radiological science (C.F.L.), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ciccarelli N, Colombo B, Pepe F, Magni E, Antonietti A, Silveri MC. Cognitive reserve: a multidimensional protective factor in Parkinson's disease related cognitive impairment. NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND COGNITION. SECTION B, AGING, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION 2022; 29:687-702. [PMID: 33629649 DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2021.1892026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We explored the association between cognitive reserve (CR) and Parkinson' s disease (PD) related cognitive deterioration.Forty PD patients and 12 matched healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. The PD group was balanced for the presence/absence of cognitive impairment. All participants underwent MOCA. CR was measured by the Brief Intelligence Test, and a new comprehensive tool, named Cognitive Reserve Test (CoRe-T), including sections on leisure activities and creativity.Participants with higher CR obtained a better MOCA score irrespective of the group they belonged to. At the same time, irrespective of the CR level, the performance of the HC group was always better in comparison to the PD group. Within the PD group, a higher frequency of leisure activities was associated to be cognitively unimpaired, independently by the severity of motor symptoms and age.CR could help to cope with PD-related cognitive decline. Its multidimensional nature could have important applications in prevention and rehabilitation interventions.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Poliambulanza Foundation, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Poliambulanza Foundation, Brescia, Italy
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Ramos AA, Garvey A, Cutfield NJ, Machado L. Forward and backward spatial recall in Parkinson's disease and matched controls: A 1-year follow-up study. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2022:1-10. [PMID: 35412882 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2059372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit a domain-general visuospatial dysfunction; however, no previous study has examined changes over time in forward and backward spatial recall in PD against controls. To evaluate changes in short-term (STM) and working memory (WM) dysfunction in PD, the current study assessed performance on a computer-modified version of the Corsi Block-Tapping Test (forward and backward recall) at two-time points 1 year apart, while simultaneously exploring associations with potentially relevant demographic and clinical variables. We enrolled 38 patients with PD and 38 controls matched for age, sex, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) total scores. Linear mixed-effects models analyzed the primary measured variables (forward and backward scores). At baseline, the dysfunction effect sizes were as follows: forward recall (-0.45, 95% CI [-0.90, 0.01]) and backward recall (-0.26, 95% CI [-0.71, 0.19]). At follow-up, patients exhibited substantially greater difficulties in backward recall (-0.65, 95% CI [-1.18, -0.13]) compared to the baseline assessment, whereas the forward dysfunction effect size remained almost the same (-0.43, 95% CI [-0.94, 0.09]). Age (p = .005, f = 0.35) and total scores on MoCA (p = .017, f = 0.18), irrespective of group and recall condition, were significant predictors of spatial block scores. The pattern of dysfunction effect sizes indicates that, in contrast to forward recall, backward recall dysfunction in PD worsened 1-year after the baseline assessment, presumably reflecting the progression of PD-related visuospatial WM dysfunction.
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- Ari Alex Ramos
- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gülke E, Alsalem M, Kirsten M, Vettorazzi E, Choe CU, Hidding U, Zittel-Dirks S, Buhmann C, Schaper M, Gulberti A, Moll CKE, Hamel W, Koeppen J, Gerloff C, Pötter-Nerger M. Comparison of Montreal cognitive assessment and Mattis dementia rating scale in the preoperative evaluation of subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265314. [PMID: 35390029 PMCID: PMC8989318 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction
The preoperative evaluation of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients for subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) includes the assessment of the neuropsychological status of the patient. A widely used preoperative test is the Mattis Dementia rating scale (MDRS). However, the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) has also been proven to be a sensitive, time-sparing tool with high diagnostic validity in PD. We evaluate the utility of the MoCA as a preoperative screening test for PD patients undergoing bilateral STN-DBS.
Methods
In this single-centre, retrospective study, we analysed pre- and postoperative assessments of MoCA, MDRS, Movement disorder society-Unified PD Rating Scale-motor examination, PD Questionnaire-39 and levodopa equivalent daily dose. Longitudinal outcome changes were analysed using paired t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, linear regression and CHAID (chi-square automatic interaction detector) regression tree model.
Results
Clinical motor and cognitive scores of 59 patients (61.05±7.73 years, 24 females) were analysed. The MoCA, but not the MDRS, identified significant postoperative cognitive decline in PD patients undergoing STN-DBS. The preoperative MoCA score correlated with postoperative quality of life improvement, whereas the MDRS did not. PD patients with a MoCA score ≤ 23 points had a significant decline of quality of life after DBS surgery compared to patients > 23 points.
Conclusion
This study identifies the MoCA as an alternative test within the preoperative evaluation of PD patients for the detection of neuropsychological deficits and prediction of the postoperative improvement of quality of life.
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- Eileen Gülke
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Center for Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Severiano E Sousa C, Fabbri M, Godinho C, Moiron Simões R, Chendo I, Coelho M, Pavão Martins I, Ferreira JJ. Profile of cognitive impairment in late-stage Parkinson's disease. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2537. [PMID: 35254007 PMCID: PMC9014988 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The profile of cognitive impairment associated with the late stages of Parkinson's disease (LSPD) is rarely reported. Its characterization is necessary to better understand the cognitive changes that occur as the disease progresses and to better contribute to its management. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we characterized the cognitive profile of LSPD patients using the comprehensive assessment methodology proposed by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society Task Force. The association of clinical and demographic variables with dementia diagnosis was also investigated using binary logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Eighty-four LSPD patients were included (age 75.4 ± 6.9; disease duration 16.9 ± 7.5). Fifty-four (64.3%) were classified as demented and presented a global impairment cognitive profile. In the nondemented group (N = 30), 25 (83.3%) LSPD patients met the diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment, mostly with multiple domain impairment (96.0%) and a heterogeneous profile. Memory was the most frequent and severely impaired cognitive domain in both groups. Disease disability, orientation, complex order comprehension, verbal learning, and visuoconstructive abilities were significantly associated with dementia diagnosis (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Cognitive impairment in multiple domains was common in LSPD patients. The most frequent and prominent deficits were in the memory domain, with a strong interference from attention impairment. Disease disability, orientation, complex order comprehension, verbal learning, and visuoconstructive abilities proved to be important determinants for dementia diagnosis.
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- Catarina Severiano E Sousa
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Department of Neurosciences, Clinical investigation Center CIC 1436, Parkinson Toulouse Expert Center, NS-Park/FCRIN Network and NeuroToul COEN Center, Toulouse University Hospital, INSERM, University of Toulouse 3, Toulouse, France
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- Grupo de Patologia Médica, Nutrição e Exercício Clínico (PaMNEC) do Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Almada, Portugal
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- Neurology Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.,Campus Neurológico, Torres Vedras, Portugal
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- Clínica Universitária de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.,Psychiatry Department, Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.,Campus Neurológico, Torres Vedras, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Neurology Service, Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Campus Neurológico, Torres Vedras, Portugal
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Schmidt N, Strohmaier T, Witt K. A modified version of the interlocking finger test as a bedside screening test for visuospatial deficits and dementia in Parkinson's disease. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2516. [PMID: 35257517 PMCID: PMC9015001 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Objective of this study was to examine if the Interlocking Finger Test (ILFT) is a suitable bedside screening test for visuospatial functions and/or dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients aiming to facilitate the diagnosis of a dementia syndrome associated with posterior cortical and temporal lobe dysfunction according to the dual syndrome hypothesis (frontostriatal vs. posterior cortical cognitive impairment). METHODS Forty-seven PD patients were assessed with the ILFT and an extensive cognitive test battery. The ILFT was carried out in the original version as well as in three modified versions of the test including a fifth figure and/or a more complex rating system, leading to four different ILFT scores (named after the maximum achievable scoring result: ILFT 4, ILFT 5, ILFT 12, and ILFT 15). We conducted a correlation analysis to reveal associations between the ILFT scores and cognitive as well as motor impairments. Receiver operating curve (ROC) analyses were calculated to evaluate the ability of the ILFT scores to predict visuospatial impairments and dementia. RESULTS ILFT scores correlated significantly with global cognition, visuospatial functions, memory, attention, and age (p < .0125) but not with executive functions, language, education, depression, and motor impairment. The ROC analyses revealed ILFT 15 as best predictor for visuospatial deficits and dementia with an area under the curve of .82 and .88, respectively. CONCLUSION The ILFT is suitable for detecting symptoms of the posterior cortical degeneration syndrome according to the dual syndrome hypothesis. We recommend the use of the modified test version ILFT 15.
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- Nele Schmidt
- Department of Neurology, University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.,Research Center of Neurosensory Sciences, University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Ferrucci R, Mameli F, Ruggiero F, Reitano M, Miccoli M, Gemignani A, Conversano C, Dini M, Zago S, Piacentini S, Poletti B, Priori A, Orrù G. Alternate fluency in Parkinson’s disease: A machine learning analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265803. [PMID: 35320291 PMCID: PMC8942276 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) had changes in their level of performance in extra-dimensional shifting by implementing a novel analysis method, utilizing the new alternate phonemic/semantic fluency test.
Method
We used machine learning (ML) in order to develop high accuracy classification between PD patients with high and low scores in the alternate fluency test.
Results
The models developed resulted to be accurate in such classification in a range between 80% and 90%. The predictor which demonstrated maximum efficiency in classifying the participants as low or high performers was the semantic fluency test. The optimal cut-off of a decision rule based on this test yielded an accuracy of 86.96%. Following the removal of the semantic fluency test from the system, the parameter which best contributed to the classification was the phonemic fluency test. The best cut-offs were identified and the decision rule yielded an overall accuracy of 80.43%. Lastly, in order to evaluate the classification accuracy based on the shifting index, the best cut-offs based on an optimal single rule yielded an overall accuracy of 83.69%.
Conclusion
We found that ML analysis of semantic and phonemic verbal fluency may be used to identify simple rules with high accuracy and good out of sample generalization, allowing the detection of executive deficits in patients with PD.
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- Roberta Ferrucci
- Department of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- ASST-Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- ASST-Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Bucur M, Papagno C. Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: A Meta-analysis of the Long-term Neuropsychological Outcomes. Neuropsychol Rev 2022; 33:307-346. [PMID: 35318587 PMCID: PMC10148791 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-022-09540-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or globus pallidum internus (GPi) improves motor functions in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) but may cause a decline in specific cognitive domains. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the long-term (1-3 years) effects of STN or GPi DBS on four cognitive functions: (i) memory (delayed recall, working memory, immediate recall), (ii) executive functions including inhibition control (Color-Word Stroop test) and flexibility (phonemic verbal fluency), (iii) language (semantic verbal fluency), and (iv) mood (anxiety and depression). Medline and Web of Science were searched, and studies published before July 2021 investigating long-term changes in PD patients following DBS were included. Random-effects model meta-analyses were performed using the R software to estimate the standardized mean difference (SMD) computed as Hedges' g with 95% CI. 2522 publications were identified, 48 of which satisfied the inclusion criteria. Fourteen meta-analyses were performed including 2039 adults with a clinical diagnosis of PD undergoing DBS surgery and 271 PD controls. Our findings add new information to the existing literature by demonstrating that, at a long follow-up interval (1-3 years), both positive effects, such as a mild improvement in anxiety and depression (STN, Hedges' g = 0,34, p = 0,02), and negative effects, such as a decrease of long-term memory (Hedges' g = -0,40, p = 0,02), verbal fluency such as phonemic fluency (Hedges' g = -0,56, p < 0,0001), and specific subdomains of executive functions such as Color-Word Stroop test (Hedges' g = -0,45, p = 0,003) were observed. The level of evidence as qualified with GRADE varied from low for the pre- verses post-analysis to medium when compared to a control group.
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- Madalina Bucur
- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
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Liebermann-Jordanidis H, Roheger M, Boosfeld L, Franklin J, Kalbe E. Which Test Is the Best to Assess Visuo-Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JOURNAL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 2022; 12:1749-1782. [PMID: 35599499 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-223238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Visuo-cognitive impairment is common in patients with Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and constitutes a prognostic factor for the conversion to Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). However, systematic analyses on which neuropsychological tests are most suitable to assess visuo-cognition in PD-MCI and PDD and to differentiate these cognitive stages are lacking. OBJECTIVE To review neuropsychological tests used to assess visuo-cognition including visuo-perceptual and visuo-spatial processing, visuo-constructive copying and drawing on command abilities; and to identify the visuo-cognitive subdomain as well as tests most suitable to discriminate between PD-MCI and PDD. METHODS MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science Core Collection, and CENTRAL were systematically searched for relevant studies assessing visuo-cognitive outcomes in patients with PD-MCI and PDD. Risk of bias was assessed using a customized form based on well-established tools. Random-effect meta-analyses were conducted. RESULTS 33 studies were included in the systematic review. Data of 19 studies were entered in meta-analyses. Considerable heterogeneity regarding applied tests, test versions, and scoring systems exists. Data indicate that visuo-constructive command tasks are the subdomain best suited to discriminate between PD-MCI and PDD. Furthermore, they indicate that the Rey-Osterrieth-Complex-Figure Test (ROCF), Corsi Block-Tapping Test, Judgment of Line Orientation (JLO), and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) are tests able to differentiate between the two stages. CONCLUSION We provide suggestions for suitable visuo-cognitive tests (Corsi Block-Tapping Test, or JLO, ROCF, CDT) to improve diagnostic accuracy. Methodological challenges (e.g., heterogeneity of definitions, tests) are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided. REGISTRATION https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, ID: CRD42018088244.
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- Hannah Liebermann-Jordanidis
- Department of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Mapping Actuarial Criteria for Parkinson’s Disease-Mild Cognitive Impairment onto Data-Driven Cognitive Phenotypes. Brain Sci 2021; 12:brainsci12010054. [PMID: 35053799 PMCID: PMC8773733 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12010054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Prevalence rates for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD-MCI) remain variable, obscuring the diagnosis’ predictive utility of greater dementia risk. A primary factor of this variability is inconsistent operationalization of normative cutoffs for cognitive impairment. We aimed to determine which cutoff was optimal for classifying individuals as PD-MCI by comparing classifications against data-driven PD cognitive phenotypes. Participants with idiopathic PD (n = 494; mean age 64.7 ± 9) completed comprehensive neuropsychological testing. Cluster analyses (K-means, Hierarchical) identified cognitive phenotypes using domain-specific composites. PD-MCI criteria were assessed using separate cutoffs (−1, −1.5, −2 SD) on ≥2 tests in a domain. Cutoffs were compared using PD-MCI prevalence rates, MCI subtype frequencies (single/multi-domain, executive function (EF)/non-EF impairment), and validity against the cluster-derived cognitive phenotypes (using chi-square tests/binary logistic regressions). Cluster analyses resulted in similar three-cluster solutions: Cognitively Average (n = 154), Low EF (n = 227), and Prominent EF/Memory Impairment (n = 113). The −1.5 SD cutoff produced the best model of cluster membership (PD-MCI classification accuracy = 87.9%) and resulted in the best alignment between PD-MCI classification and the empirical cognitive profile containing impairments associated with greater dementia risk. Similar to previous Alzheimer’s work, these findings highlight the utility of comparing empirical and actuarial approaches to establish concurrent validity of cognitive impairment in PD.
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Altmann CF, Trubelja K, Emmans D, Jost WH. Time-course of decline in different cognitive domains in Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2021; 129:1179-1187. [PMID: 34817687 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-021-02441-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cognitive impairment and dementia are common non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). To elucidate the potentially typical progression of cognitive decline in PD and its variation, we retrospectively surveyed neuropsychological data obtained at the Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Germany in the years 1996-2015. Many of the patients in the surveyed period were repeatedly admitted to our clinic and we were thus able to compile neuropsychological re-test data for 252 patients obtained at varying time intervals. Neuropsychological testing was conducted with the NAI (Nürnberger Alters-Inventar). This battery provides sub-tests that examine cognitive processing speed, executive function, working memory, and verbal/visual memory functions. The re-test time span varied across patients from below 1 year up to about 12 years. Most patients were seen twice, but some patients were tested up to eight times. The steepest rates of cognitive decline were observed for the NAI sub-tests Trail-Making, Maze Test, and Stroop-Word Reading/Color Naming. Intermediate rates of decline were found for Digit Span, Word List-Immediate Recall, and Picture Test. Stroop Test-Interference, Word List-Delayed Recognition, and Figure Test exhibited the slowest decline rates. We did not observe a significant effect of age at diagnosis or gender on the rate of decline. In sum, this study retrospectively evaluated cognitive decline in a sample of patients with PD. Our data suggest a broad cognitive decline that particularly affects the cognitive capacities for processing speed, executive functions, and immediate memory functions.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhön Klinikum, 97616, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
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- Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany
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- Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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D'Iorio A, Guida P, Maggi G, Redgrave P, Santangelo G, Obeso I. Neuropsychological spectrum in early PD: Insights from controlled and automatic behavioural regulation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 126:465-480. [PMID: 33836213 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Initial changes in Parkinson's disease (PD) are marked by loss of automatic movements and decline of some cognitive functions. Yet, the exact profile and extent of cognitive impairments in early stages of PD as well as their mechanisms related to automatic motor dysfunction remain unclear. Our objective was to examine the neuropsychological changes in early PD and their association to automatic and controlled modes of behavioural control. Significant relationships between early PD and cognitive dysfunction in set-shifting, abstraction ability/concept formation, processing speed, visuospatial/constructional abilities and verbal-visual memory was found. We also noted that tests with a strong effortful and controlled component were similarly affected as automatic tests by early PD, particularly those testing verbal memory, processing speed and visuospatial/constructional functions. Our findings indicate that initial stages of PD sets constraints over most of the cognitive domains normally assessed and are not easily explained in terms of either automatic or controlled mechanisms, as both appear similarly altered in early PD.
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- Alfonsina D'Iorio
- Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- HM CINAC. Centro Integral de Neurociencias AC. HM Hospitales CEU San Pablo University, Spain; Network Center for Biomedical Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- HM CINAC. Centro Integral de Neurociencias AC. HM Hospitales CEU San Pablo University, Spain; Network Center for Biomedical Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain.
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Kozáková R, Bužgová R, Bártová P, Ressner P. Unmet needs of people with Parkinson's disease. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY 2021. [DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Informant-Reported Cognitive Decline is Associated with Objective Cognitive Performance in Parkinson's Disease. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2021; 27:439-449. [PMID: 33292885 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617720001137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The utility of informant-based measures of cognitive decline to accurately describe objective cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease (PD) without dementia is uncertain. Due to the clinical relevance of this information, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between informant-based reports of patient cognitive decline via the Informant Questionnaire of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) and objective cognition in non-demented PD controlling for cognitive status (i.e., mild cognitive impairment; PD-MCI and normal cognition; PD-NC). METHOD One-hundred and thirty-nine non-demented PD participants (PD-MCI n = 38; PD-NC n = 101) were administered measures of language, executive function, attention, learning, delayed recall, visuospatial function, mood, and motor function. Each participant identified an informant to complete the IQCODE and a mood questionnaire. RESULTS Greater levels of informant-based responses of patient cognitive decline on the IQCODE were significantly associated with worse objective performance on measures of global cognition, attention, learning, delayed recall, and executive function in the overall sample, above and beyond covariates and cognitive status. However, the IQCODE was not significantly associated with language or visuospatial function. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that informant responses, as measured by the IQCODE, may provide adequate information on a wide range of cognitive abilities in non-demented PD, including those with MCI and normal cognition. Findings have important clinical implications for the utility of the IQCODE in the identification of PD patients in need of further evaluation, monitoring, and treatment.
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Crowley SJ, Banan G, Amin M, Tanner JJ, Hizel L, Nguyen P, Brumback B, Rodriguez K, McFarland N, Bowers D, Ding M, Mareci TA, Price CC. Statistically Defined Parkinson's Disease Executive and Memory Cognitive Phenotypes: Demographic, Behavioral, and Structural Neuroimaging Comparisons. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2021; 11:283-297. [PMID: 33216042 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-202166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience working memory and inhibitory difficulties, others learning and memory difficulties, while some only minimal to no cognitive deficits for many years. OBJECTIVE To statistically derive PD executive and memory phenotypes, and compare PD phenotypes on disease and demographic variables, vascular risk factors, and specific neuroimaging variables with known associations to executive and memory function relative to non-PD peers. METHODS Non-demented individuals with PD (n = 116) and non-PD peers (n = 62) were recruited to complete neuropsychology measures, blood draw, and structural magnetic resonance imaging. Tests representing the cognitive domains of interest (4 executive function, 3 memory) were included in a k-means cluster analysis comprised of the PD participants. Resulting clusters were compared demographic and disease-related variables, vascular risk markers, gray/white regions of interest, and white matter connectivity between known regions involved in executive and memory functions (dorsolateral prefrontal cortices to caudate nuclei; entorhinal cortices to hippocampi). RESULTS Clusters showed: 1) PD Executive, n = 25; 2) PD Memory, n = 35; 3) PD Cognitively Well; n = 56. Even after disease variable corrections, PD Executive had less subcortical gray matter, white matter, and fewer bilateral dorsolateral-prefrontal cortex to caudate nucleus connections; PD Memory showed bilaterally reduced entorhinal-hippocampal connections. PD Cognitively Well showed only reduced putamen volume and right entorhinal cortex to hippocampi connections relative to non-PD peers. Groups did not statistically differ on cortical integrity measures or cerebrovascular disease markers. CONCLUSION PD cognitive phenotypes showed different structural gray and white matter patterns. We discuss data relative to phenotype demographics, cognitive patterns, and structural brain profiles.
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- Samuel J Crowley
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gainesville, FL, USA.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gainesville, FL, USA.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gainesville, FL, USA.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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A Comprehensive Meta-analysis on Short-term and Working Memory Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease. Neuropsychol Rev 2021; 31:288-311. [PMID: 33523408 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-021-09480-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A previous meta-analysis demonstrated short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, considerable research on the topic that calls into question the extent of such impairments in PD has since been published. The aim of the present quantitative review was to provide the largest statistical overview on STM and WM dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD), while simultaneously providing novel insights on moderating factors of effect size heterogeneity in PD. The systematic literature search in PubMed, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Scopus and Web of Science databases allowed us to estimate 350 effect sizes from 145 empirical studies that reported STM and WM scores for patients with PD against healthy controls. The outcomes indicated general dysfunction in the visuospatial domain and poor verbal WM in PD. Subgroup analyses suggested that mild cognitive impairment is associated with STM and WM difficulties in PD. Furthermore, meta-regression analyses revealed that disease duration accounted for more than 80% of the visuospatial STM effect size variance (β = 0.136, p < .001, R2 = .8272), larger daily levodopa equivalent dose was associated with WM dysfunction (verbal: β = -0.001, p = .016, R2 = .1812; visuospatial: β = 0.003, p = .069, R2 = .2340), and years of education partially explained the verbal STM effect size variance (β = -0.027, p = .040, R2 = .1171). Collectively, these findings advance our understanding of underlying factors that influence STM and WM functioning in PD, while at the same time providing novel directions for future research.
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Jester DJ, Lee S, Molinari V, Volicer L. Cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease with excessive daytime sleepiness: a systematic review. Aging Ment Health 2020; 24:1769-1780. [PMID: 31478402 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1660852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Objectives: This systematic review synthesizes the most recent literature on neuropsychological deficits in adults with Parkinson's disease who experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Confounds and methodological limitations are explored. A framework entitled the Cascade Model of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (CMEDS) is proposed to explain the role of EDS in contributing to cognitive impairment for patients with Parkinson's disease.Method: Systematic search through PubMed, PsychInfo and citation records. In total, 175 articles were screened for possible inclusion. Eight studies were included, encompassing 1373 patients with Parkinson's disease - 442 of whom had Parkinson's disease with EDS.Results: For Parkinson's disease patients with EDS, global deficits, executive dysfunction and deficits in processing speed were found beyond the typical cognitive phenotype of patients without EDS. Language skills, memory and visuospatial skills appeared to be similar between those with and without EDS. In untreated, de novo, patients, there were no cognitive differences between the EDS groups.Conclusion: This review suggests that Parkinson's disease patients suffering from EDS may have additional cognitive deficits globally, in executive control, and in processing speed. As suggested by the CMEDS framework, the impact of EDS on cognition may be related to Parkinson's disease pathology, comorbidities and medication use.
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- Dylan J Jester
- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA
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Foran AM, Mathias JL, Bowden SC. Effectiveness of sorting tests for detecting cognitive decline in older adults with dementia and other common neurodegenerative disorders: A meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 120:442-454. [PMID: 33091417 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The demand for simple, accurate and time-efficient screens to detect cognitive decline at point-of-care is increasing. Sorting tests are often used to detect the 'executive' deficits that are commonly associated with behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), but their potential for use as a cognitive screen with older adults is unclear. A comprehensive search of four databases identified 142 studies that compared the sorting test performance (e.g. WCST, DKEFS-ST) of adults with a common neurodegenerative disorder (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, bvFTD, Parkinson's disease) and cognitively-healthy controls. Hedges' g effect sizes were used to compare the groups on five common test scores (Category, Total, Perseveration, Error, Description). The neurodegenerative disorders (combined) showed large deficits on all scores (g -1.0 to -1.3), with dementia (combined subtypes) performing more poorly (g -1.2 to -2.1), although bvFTD was not disproportionately worse than the other dementias. Overall, sorting tests detected the cognitive impairments caused by common neurodegenerative disorders, especially dementia, highlighting their potential suitability as a cognitive screen for older adults.
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- A M Foran
- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Dementia in long-term Parkinson's disease patients: a multicentre retrospective study. NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE 2020; 6:2. [PMID: 31934610 PMCID: PMC6946687 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-019-0106-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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While several studies have investigated the clinical progression of cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, there has been a paucity of data on specifically evaluating PD patients with a disease duration of over 20 years. This study retrospectively investigated the frequency of dementia in PD (PDD) patients with a disease duration of over 20 years assessed in research clinics across the UK and Australia. Data from 2327 PD patients meeting the United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank Criteria was pooled. A diagnosis of probable PDD was made according to the Movement Disorder Society Level 1 criteria. Thirty-six participants had a disease duration of at least 20 years. Of the 36 patients, only 7 (19%) were classified as probable PDD. Compared to PD patients without dementia, those with dementia had lower levels of educational attainment and exhibited more severe motor features. Additionally, 34 out of the 36 patients (94%) exhibited a non-tremor dominant phenotype. No significant differences in age, age onset, disease duration, dopaminergic medication use, and sex distribution were observed between PD patients with and without dementia. Findings from the present study suggest that the prevalence of dementia in long-term PD patients may be lower than anticipated and suggest that the trajectory of cognitive decline in PD patients can be different. These findings highlight the need to investigate factors that might affect the outcome of cognitive decline in long-term PD patients, which may lead to the determination of potential modulating factors in the development of dementia in these patients.
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Swales M, Theodoros D, Hill AJ, Russell T. Communication service provision and access for people with Parkinson's disease in Australia: A national survey of speech-language pathologists. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2019; 21:572-583. [PMID: 30496696 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2018.1537372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Purpose: To determine the clinical practices of Australian speech-language pathologists in the management of communication disorders in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) and their perspectives on service provision.Method: A cross-sectional, mix-methods online survey was conducted. Nonprobability, purposive sampling was utilised to recruit speech-language pathologists who currently work with PwPD. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were employed.Result: Ninety-nine clinicians responded. Most offered services for both motor speech and cognitive-communication disorders, but a greater focus on the motor speech disorder was evident. A range of impairment and functional assessments and interventions were reported. Therapy was most commonly delivered one session a week over 4 or 6 weeks. Service, client and evidence barriers in the management of both communication disorders were identified. Most clinicians felt PwPD accessed communication services at stages later than optimal, they recognised a need to improve their services in varying degrees (92.3%), and believed not enough services exist for PwPD in Australia (78%). Cognitive-communication management was the highest requested area for further research evidence.Conclusion: This study captured the current practices of Australian speech-language pathologists in the management of communication disorders in PwPD. Findings may inform future service planning, research on service effectiveness and new management targets.
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- Megan Swales
- Division of Speech Pathology, Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia and
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- Division of Speech Pathology, Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia and
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- Division of Speech Pathology, Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia and
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- Division of Physiotherapy, Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Roheger M, Kalbe E, Liepelt-Scarfone I. Progression of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2019; 8:183-193. [PMID: 29914040 PMCID: PMC6004891 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-181306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Background: Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most prevalent non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often experienced as more debilitating for patients and caregivers than motor problems. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the course of cognitive decline and the identification of valid progression markers for Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) is essential. Objective: This systematic review summarizes the current state of knowledge on cognitive decline over time by reporting effect sizes of cognitive changes in neuropsychological tests. METHODS: 1368 studies were identified by a PubMed database search and 25 studies by additionally scanning previous literature. After screening all records, including 69 full-text article reviews, 12 longitudinal studies on the progression of cognitive decline in PD met our criteria (e.g., sample size ≥50 patients). Results: Only a few studies monitored cognitive decline over a longer period (>4 years). Most studies focused on the evaluation of change in global cognitive state by use of the Mini-Mental State Examination, whereas the use of neuropsychological tests was highly heterogenic among studies. Only one study evaluated patients’ cognitive performance in all specified domains (executive function, attention & working memory, memory, language, and visual-spatial function) allowing for diagnosis of cognitive impairment according to consensus guidelines. Medium to strong effect sizes could only be observed in studies with follow-up intervals of four years or longer. Conclusions: The results emphasize the need for the assessment of larger PD cohorts over longer periods of follow-up with a comprehensive neuropsychological battery.
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- Mandy Roheger
- Medical Psychology I Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), University Hospital Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Medical Psychology I Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), University Hospital Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Magee M, Copland D, Vogel AP. Motor speech and non-motor language endophenotypes of Parkinson’s disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2019; 19:1191-1200. [DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2019.1649142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Michelle Magee
- Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany & Center for Neurology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
- Redenlab, Australia
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Coundouris SP, Adams AG, Grainger SA, Henry JD. Social perceptual function in parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 104:255-267. [PMID: 31336113 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Social perceptual impairment is a common presenting feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) that has the potential to contribute considerably to disease burden. The current study reports a meta-analytic integration of 79 studies which shows that, relative to controls, PD is associated with a moderate emotion recognition deficit (g = -0.57, K = 73), and that this deficit is robust and almost identical across facial and prosodic modalities. However, the magnitude of this impairment does appear to vary as a function of task and emotion type, with deficits generally greatest for identification tasks (g = -0.65, K = 54), and for negative relative to other basic emotions. With respect to clinical variables, dopaminergic medication, deep brain stimulation, and a predominant left side onset of motor symptoms are each associated with greater social perceptual difficulties. However, the magnitude of social perceptual impairment seen for the four atypical parkinsonian conditions is broadly comparable to that associated with PD. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Weil RS, Hsu JK, Darby RR, Soussand L, Fox MD. Neuroimaging in Parkinson's disease dementia: connecting the dots. Brain Commun 2019; 1:fcz006. [PMID: 31608325 PMCID: PMC6777517 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcz006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Dementia is a common and devastating symptom of Parkinson's disease but the anatomical substrate remains unclear. Some evidence points towards hippocampal involvement but neuroimaging abnormalities have been reported throughout the brain and are largely inconsistent across studies. Here, we test whether these disparate neuroimaging findings for Parkinson's disease dementia localize to a common brain network. We used a literature search to identify studies reporting neuroimaging correlates of Parkinson's dementia (11 studies, 385 patients). We restricted our search to studies of brain atrophy and hypometabolism that compared Parkinson's patients with dementia to those without cognitive involvement. We used a standard coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis to assess for consistency in the neuroimaging findings. We then used a new approach, coordinate-based network mapping, to test whether neuroimaging findings localized to a common brain network. This approach uses resting-state functional connectivity from a large cohort of normative subjects (n = 1000) to identify the network of regions connected to a reported neuroimaging coordinate. Activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis failed to identify any brain regions consistently associated with Parkinson's dementia, showing major heterogeneity across studies. In contrast, coordinate-based network mapping found that these heterogeneous neuroimaging findings localized to a specific brain network centred on the hippocampus. Next, we tested whether this network showed symptom specificity and stage specificity by performing two further analyses. We tested symptom specificity by examining studies of Parkinson's hallucinations (9 studies, 402 patients) that are frequently co-morbid with Parkinson's dementia. We tested for stage specificity by using studies of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (15 studies, 844 patients). Coordinate-based network mapping revealed that correlates of visual hallucinations fell within a network centred on bilateral lateral geniculate nucleus and correlates of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease fell within a network centred on posterior default mode network. In both cases, the identified networks were distinct from the hippocampal network of Parkinson's dementia. Our results link heterogeneous neuroimaging findings in Parkinson's dementia to a common network centred on the hippocampus. This finding was symptom and stage-specific, with implications for understanding Parkinson's dementia and heterogeneity of neuroimaging findings in general.
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- Rimona S Weil
- Dementia Research Centre, UCL, London,Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL, London,Berenson-Allen Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA,Correspondence to: Rimona S. Weil UCL Dementia Research Centre, 8-11 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG UK E-mail:
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- Berenson-Allen Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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Kosutzka Z, Kralova M, Kusnirova A, Papayova M, Valkovic P, Csefalvay Z, Hajduk M. Neurocognitive Predictors of Understanding of Intentions in Parkinson Disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2019; 32:178-185. [PMID: 30961413 DOI: 10.1177/0891988719841727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to understand other people's mental states, is essential in everyday social interactions. The relationship between cognitive domains and ToM impairment in Parkinson disease (PD) has been receiving growing attention with ambiguous findings. The objective of the current study was to ascertain which cognitive domain predicts understanding of intentions and the impact of PD-specific clinical measures on ToM performance. A secondary aim was to evaluate whether cognitive impairment mediates the relationship between severity of illness and ToM impairment. METHODS Fifty-one nondemented patients with idiopathic PD, ranging from early to advanced stages, were enrolled. A comprehensive neurocognitive battery and 2 ToM tasks (Hinting Task and Comic Strip Task) were administered during the patients' best "on" medication state. RESULTS Only the task of measuring working memory capacity was significantly associated with both ToM tasks (Hinting Task Spearman rank correlation [ rs] = 0.309, P ≤ .05; Comic Strip Task rs = 0.595, P ≤ .01). Patients with more progressed disease and higher doses of dopaminergic medication performed significantly worse in the Comic Strip Task. Based on the mediation analysis, relationship between the severity of the illness and understanding of intentions was mediated by cognitive flexibility. CONCLUSION In PD, understanding of intentions is related to neurocognition, with working memory and cognitive flexibility playing a crucial role. The severity of PD predicts ToM performance.
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- Zuzana Kosutzka
- 1 Second Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 2 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 1 Second Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 1 Second Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 1 Second Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.,3 Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 4 Department of Communication Disorders, Faculty of Education, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 2 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.,5 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Progression of Parkinson's disease patients' subtypes based on cortical thinning: 4-year follow-up. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019; 64:286-292. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lee S, Liu A, Wang ZJ, McKeown MJ. Abnormal Phase Coupling in Parkinson's Disease and Normalization Effects of Subthreshold Vestibular Stimulation. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:118. [PMID: 31001099 PMCID: PMC6456700 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The human brain is a highly dynamic structure requiring dynamic coordination between different neural systems to perform numerous cognitive and behavioral tasks. Emerging perspectives on basal ganglia (BG) and thalamic functions have highlighted their role in facilitating and mediating information transmission among cortical regions. Thus, changes in BG and thalamic structures can induce aberrant modulation of cortico-cortical interactions. Recent work in deep brain stimulation (DBS) has demonstrated that externally applied electrical current to BG structures can have multiple downstream effects in large-scale brain networks. In this work, we identified EEG-based altered resting-state cortical functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease (PD) and examined effects of dopaminergic medication and electrical vestibular stimulation (EVS), a non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) technique capable of stimulating the BG and thalamus through vestibular pathways. Resting EEG was collected from 16 PD subjects and 18 age-matched, healthy controls (HC) in four conditions: sham (no stimulation), EVS1 (4-8 Hz multisine), EVS2 (50-100 Hz multisine) and EVS3 (100-150 Hz multisine). The mean, variability, and entropy were extracted from time-varying phase locking value (PLV), a non-linear measure of pairwise functional connectivity, to probe abnormal cortical couplings in the PD subjects. We found the mean PLV of Cz and C3 electrodes were important for discrimination between PD and HC subjects. In addition, the PD subjects exhibited lower variability and entropy of PLV (mostly in theta and alpha bands) compared to the controls, which were correlated with their clinical characteristics. While levodopa medication was effective in normalizing the mean PLV only, all EVS stimuli normalized the mean, variability and entropy of PLV in the PD subject, with the exact extent and duration of improvement a function of stimulus type. These findings provide evidence demonstrating both low- and high-frequency EVS exert widespread influences on cortico-cortical connectivity, likely via subcortical activation. The improvement observed in PD in a stimulus-dependent manner suggests that EVS with optimized parameters may provide a new non-invasive means for neuromodulation of functional brain networks.
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- Soojin Lee
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Cognitive profile of non-demented Parkinson's disease: Meta-analysis of domain and sex-specific deficits. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2018; 60:32-42. [PMID: 30361136 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Better awareness of the cognitive domains affected in non-demented Parkinson's Disease (PD) should improve understanding of cognitive disease mechanisms. A complete understanding of the cognitive areas impaired in non-demented PD is hindered because most studies use small clinical samples without comparison to healthy controls. This meta-analysis examined cumulative evidence across studies to determine if there were impairments in non-demented PD in the three cognitive domains thought to be most widely affected in PD: frontal executive, visuospatial, and verbal memory. Because there are well-documented sex differences in PD, a second objective was to explore sex differences in these findings. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases were searched (1988-March 2017). Random effects models were used to compute and compare effect sizes of differences between PD patients and controls within cognitive domains. Sex differences in effect sizes were also examined in these comparisons. Moderating factors including age, disease duration, motor symptom severity, levodopa dosage, and depression were examined through meta-regression. RESULTS PD patients showed deficits of moderate effect sizes in all three cognitive domains relative to controls. Significant sex differences were observed only for frontal executive abilities, with male PD patients showing greater deficits than female PD patients relative to controls. No moderators of effect sizes were identified in the domain specific overall or sex-segregated meta-analyses. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that non-demented PD patients have deficits of moderate magnitude in frontal executive, verbal memory, and visuospatial abilities. Our findings of greater frontal executive deficits in males warrant further confirmation.
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Filippi M, Elisabetta S, Piramide N, Agosta F. Functional MRI in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2018; 141:439-467. [PMID: 30314606 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Functional MRI (fMRI) has been widely used to study abnormal patterns of brain connectivity at rest and activation during a variety of tasks in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). fMRI studies in PD have led to a better understanding of many aspects of the disease including both motor and non-motor symptoms. Although its translation into clinical practice is still at an early stage, fMRI measures hold promise for multiple clinical applications in PD, including the early detection, predicting future change in clinical status, and as a marker of alterations in brain physiology related to neurotherapeutic agents and neurorehabilitative strategies.
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- Massimo Filippi
- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Laboratory of Movement Analysis, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Neikrug AB. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Parkinson’s Disease—a Mini-Review. CURRENT SLEEP MEDICINE REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40675-018-0111-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bezdicek O, Ballarini T, Růžička F, Roth J, Mueller K, Jech R, Schroeter ML. Mild cognitive impairment disrupts attention network connectivity in Parkinson's disease: A combined multimodal MRI and meta-analytical study. Neuropsychologia 2018; 112:105-115. [PMID: 29540317 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects approximately one-third of non-demented Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients. We aimed at investigating the neural correlates of MCI in PD combining multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with large-scale data from the literature. We analyzed 31 PD patients and 30 matched controls. The standard neuropsychological assessment of PD-MCI covered memory, attention, executive functions, language and visuospatial abilities. Following validated criteria, 16 patients were classified as showing MCI. Whole-brain functional connectivity and structural volume changes were assessed, respectively, by means of eigenvector centrality (EC) and voxel-based morphometry. To address the involvement of specific functional brain networks, we validated our results by building a meta-analytic co-activation map (MACM) based on the previous literature and then testing its overlap with the parcellation of functional networks derived from 1000 healthy controls. The EC comparison between PD with normal cognition and controls showed a selective decline in interconnectedness in the bilateral lentiform nuclei. Differently, comparing PD with MCI and controls revealed additional changes in non-motor areas. Directly comparing PD with and without MCI, we found a reduced interconnectedness in the bilateral superior parietal lobules and precuneus. No differences in brain volume were detected comparing these patient groups. The MACM and overlap analyses showed that the observed connectivity changes were localized in the hubs of the dorsal attention network. Notably, this aligned with the predominant attention deficit observed in our sample. Overall, functional impairment in the dorsal attention network seems to be the hallmark of MCI due to PD, thus extending previous findings of brain connectivity disruption in non-motor networks.
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- Ondrej Bezdicek
- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Czech Republic.
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1A, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Czech Republic
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1A, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Czech Republic
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1A, Leipzig 04103, Germany; Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Clinic, Liebigstr. 16D, Leipzig 04103 Germany; FTLD Consortium, Ulm, Germany
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Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2018; 2018:4318475. [PMID: 29780572 PMCID: PMC5892209 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4318475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This study examined whether standard cognitive training, tailored cognitive training, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), standard cognitive training + tDCS, or tailored cognitive training + tDCS improved cognitive function and functional outcomes in participants with PD and mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI). Forty-two participants with PD-MCI were randomized to one of six groups: (1) standard cognitive training, (2) tailored cognitive training, (3) tDCS, (4) standard cognitive training + tDCS, (5) tailored cognitive training + tDCS, or (6) a control group. Interventions lasted 4 weeks, with cognitive and functional outcomes measured at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. The trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR: 12614001039673). While controlling for moderator variables, Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) showed that when compared to the control group, the intervention groups demonstrated variable statistically significant improvements across executive function, attention/working memory, memory, language, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QOL; Hedge's g range = 0.01 to 1.75). More outcomes improved for the groups that received standard or tailored cognitive training combined with tDCS. Participants with PD-MCI receiving cognitive training (standard or tailored) or tDCS demonstrated significant improvements on cognitive and functional outcomes, and combining these interventions provided greater therapeutic effects.
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Astrocytic JWA deletion exacerbates dopaminergic neurodegeneration by decreasing glutamate transporters in mice. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:352. [PMID: 29500411 PMCID: PMC5834463 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0381-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Astrocytic JWA exerts neuroprotective roles by alleviating oxidative stress and inhibiting inflammation. However, the molecular mechanisms of how astrocytic JWA is involved in dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that astrocyte-specific JWA knockout mice (JWA CKO) exacerbated dopamine (DA) neuronal loss and motor dysfunction, and reduced the levels of DA and its metabolites in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine/probenecid (MPTP/p)-induced PD model. Astrocytic JWA deficiency repressed expression of excitatory amino-acid transporter 2 (GLT-1) and glutamate uptake both in vivo and in vitro. Further, the regulation of GLT-1 expression was involved in JWA-triggered activation of the MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways. JWA-increased GLT-1 expression was abolished by inhibitors of MEK and PI3K. Silencing CREB also abrogated JWA-increased GLT-1 expression and glutamate uptake. Additionally, JWA deficiency activated glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and increased the expression of STAT3. Similarly to the MPTP model, paraquat (PQ) exposure produced PD-like phenotypes in JWA CKO mice. Taken together, our findings provide novel insights into astrocytic JWA function in the pathogenesis of neurotoxin mouse models of PD.
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Cortical thinning correlates of changes in visuospatial and visuoperceptual performance in Parkinson's disease: A 4-year follow-up. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2018; 46:62-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hindle JV, Martin-Forbes PA, Martyr A, Bastable AJM, Pye KL, Mueller Gathercole VC, Thomas EM, Clare L. The effects of lifelong cognitive lifestyle on executive function in older people with Parkinson's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2017; 32:e157-e165. [PMID: 28170111 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Active lifelong cognitive lifestyles increase cognitive reserve and have beneficial effects on global cognition, cognitive decline and dementia risk in Parkinson's disease (PD). Executive function is particularly impaired even in early PD, and this impacts on quality of life. The effects of lifelong cognitive lifestyle on executive function in PD have not been studied previously. This study examined the association between lifelong cognitive lifestyle, as a proxy measure of cognitive reserve, and executive function in people with PD. METHODS Sixty-nine people diagnosed with early PD without dementia were recruited as part of the Bilingualism as a protective factor in Age-related Neurodegenerative Conditions study. Participants completed a battery of tests of executive function. The Lifetime of Experiences Questionnaire was completed as a comprehensive assessment of lifelong cognitive lifestyle. Non-parametric correlations compared clinical measures with executive function scores. Cross-sectional analyses of covariance were performed comparing the performance of low and high cognitive reserve groups on executive function tests. RESULTS Correlational analyses showed that better executive function scores were associated with younger age, higher levodopa dose and higher Lifetime of Experiences Questionnaire scores. Higher cognitive reserve was associated with better motor function, but high and low cognitive reserve groups did not differ in executive function. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive reserve, although associated with global cognition, does not appear to be associated with executive function. This differential effect may reflect the specific cognitive profile of PD. The long-term effects of cognitive reserve on executive function in PD require further exploration. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- John V Hindle
- Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.,Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Llandudno Hospital, Conwy, UK
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- Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.,NISCHR CRC North Wales Research Network, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
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- Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, School of Psychology, Devon, UK.,PenCLAHRC, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, School of Psychology, Devon, UK.,PenCLAHRC, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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OBJECTIVE Characterize the onset and timing of cognitive decline in Parkinson disease (PD) from the first recognizable stage of cognitively symptomatic PD-mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) to PD dementia (PDD). Thirty-nine participants progressed from PD to PDD and 25 remained cognitively normal. METHODS Bayesian-estimated disease-state models described the onset of an individual's cognitive decline across 12 subtests with a change point. RESULTS Subtests measuring working memory, visuospatial processing ability, and crystalized memory changed significantly 3 to 5 years before their first nonzero Clinical Dementia Rating and progressively worsened from PD to PD-MCI to PDD. Crystalized memory deficits were the hallmark feature of imminent conversion of cognitive status. Episodic memory tasks were not sensitive to onset of PD-MCI. For cognitively intact PD, all 12 subtests showed modest linear decline without evidence of a change point. CONCLUSIONS Longitudinal disease-state models support a prodromal dementia stage (PD-MCI) marked by early declines in working memory and visuospatial processing beginning 5 years before clinical diagnosis of PDD. Cognitive declines in PD affect motor ability (bradykinesia), working memory, and processing speed (bradyphrenia) resulting in PD-MCI where visuospatial imagery and memory retrieval deficits manifest before eventual development of overt dementia. Tests of episodic memory may not be sufficient to detect and quantify cognitive decline in PD.
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Sales A, Pitarque A, Escudero J, Satorres E, Meléndez JC. Can there be learning potential in Parkinson's disease? A comparison with healthy older adults. Dev Neuropsychol 2017; 42:460-469. [PMID: 29087214 DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1391265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Patients with Parkinson's disease may show certain cognitive impairments, although it is unclear how these deficits can affect their learning potential. The study aims to use the testing-the-limits technique to compare the potential for cognitive plasticity in a group of Patients with Parkinson's disease (N = 33) and a group of healthy older adults (N = 33). Sixty-six participants performed verbal learning test to analyze the learning potential. Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant main effects of time, group, and the interaction. There is a lower learning potential in subjects with Parkinson's disease; however, those still maintain a certain capacity for learning and, therefore, for cognitive plasticity.
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- A Sales
- a Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology , University of Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- b Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology , University of Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- c Department of Neurology , Consorcio Hospital General of Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- a Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology , University of Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- a Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology , University of Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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The cognitive profile of myotonic dystrophy type 1: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cortex 2017; 95:143-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Contribution of language studies to the understanding of cognitive impairment and its progression over time in Parkinson’s disease. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 80:657-672. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Caregiver Burden and the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2017; 133:479-497. [PMID: 28802929 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Parkinson's disease has traditionally been considered as primarily a motor disorder (Chaudhuri & Schapira, 2009). It is clear however that it is the burden of the nonmotor symptomatology which impacts significantly more highly on caregiver burden and quality of life (Benavides, Alberquerque, & Chana-Cuevas, 2013; Martinez-Martin, 2011). As Parkinson's disease advances there is an almost inevitable accrual of nonmotor symptoms alongside the motor aspects of the disease. Patients as their disease progresses require increasing support and this is not infrequently provided by an informal caregiver, most typically a spouse or family member (Martinez-Martin, Forjaz, Frades-Payo, et al., 2007). The role of the caregiver while being emotionally, physically, and psychosocially demanding is also costly and time intensive. The cost of care is typically borne by the family and one survey has estimated that the average caregiver spends an average of 22h per week fulfilling their role. The caregiver has a unique and privileged view of the patient's condition and often due to symptoms of apathy, cognitive impairment, and depression can provide a more accurate appraisal of symptoms and treatment effect. It is therefore imperative that the caregiver is involved, where possible in clinical appointments and treatment decisions. During this chapter the impact of nonmotor symptoms on the caregiver will be highlighted and the need for early and continued collaboration with the caregiver reiterated. The influence of certain key nonmotor symptoms on caregiver burden will be explored in more detail and the narrative will be punctuated with carer reflections as experienced by Jon Hiseman while caring for his wife Barbara, a world renowned saxophonist.
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Mendes A, Gonçalves A, Vila-Chã N, Calejo M, Moreira I, Fernandes J, Damásio J, Teixeira-Pinto A, Krack P, Lima AB, Cavaco S. Statistical Models of Parkinson’s Disease Progression: Predictive Validity in a 3-Year Follow-up. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2016; 6:793-804. [DOI: 10.3233/jpd-160877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Alexandre Mendes
- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Neurology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Lawrence BJ, Gasson N, Loftus AM. Prevalence and Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33929. [PMID: 27650569 PMCID: PMC5030649 DOI: 10.1038/srep33929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The current study examined the prevalence and subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in an Australian sample of people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Seventy participants with PD completed neuropsychological assessments of their cognitive performance, using MDS Task Force Level II diagnostic criteria for PD-MCI. A cut-off score of less than one standard deviation (SD) below normative data determined impaired performance on a neuropsychological test. Of 70 participants, 45 (64%) met Level II diagnostic criteria for PD-MCI. Among those with PD-MCI, 42 (93%) were identified as having multiple domain impairment (28 as amnestic multiple domain and 14 as nonamnestic multiple domain). Single domain impairment was less frequent (2 amnestic/1 nonamnestic). Significant differences were found between the PD-MCI and Normal Cognition groups, across all cognitive domains. Multiple domain cognitive impairment was more frequent than single domain impairment in an Australian sample of people with PD. However, PD-MCI is heterogeneous and current prevalence and subtyping statistics may be an artifact of variable application methods of the criteria (e.g., cut off scores and number of tests). Future longitudinal studies refining the criteria will assist with subtyping the progression of PD-MCI, while identifying individuals who may benefit from pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions.
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- Blake J Lawrence
- Curtin Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia.,ParkC Collaborative Research Group, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia
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- Curtin Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia.,ParkC Collaborative Research Group, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia
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- Curtin Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia.,ParkC Collaborative Research Group, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia
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Working capacity of patients with Parkinson's disease – A systematic review. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 27:9-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mollenhauer B, Zimmermann J, Sixel-Döring F, Focke NK, Wicke T, Ebentheuer J, Schaumburg M, Lang E, Trautmann E, Zetterberg H, Taylor P, Friede T, Trenkwalder C. Monitoring of 30 marker candidates in early Parkinson disease as progression markers. Neurology 2016; 87:168-77. [PMID: 27164658 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This was a longitudinal single-center cohort study to comprehensively explore multimodal progression markers for Parkinson disease (PD) in patients with recently diagnosed PD (n = 123) and age-matched, neurologically healthy controls (HC; n = 106). METHODS Thirty tests at baseline and after 24 months covered nonmotor symptoms (NMS), cognitive function, and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) by polysomnography (PSG), voxel-based morphometry (VBM) of the brain by MRI, and CSF markers. Linear mixed-effect models were used to estimate differences of rates of change and to provide standardized effect sizes (d) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS A composite panel of 10 informative markers was identified. Significant relative worsening (PD vs HC) was seen with the following markers: the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale I (d 0.39; CI 0.09-0.70), the Autonomic Scale for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease (d 0.25; CI 0.06-0.46), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (d 0.47; CI 0.24-0.71), the RBD Screening Questionnaire (d 0.44; CI 0.25-0.64), and RBD by PSG (d 0.37; CI 0.19-0.55) as well as VBM units of cortical gray matter (d -0.2; CI -0.3 to -0.09) and hippocampus (d -0.15; CI -0.27 to -0.03). Markers with a relative improvement included the Nonmotor Symptom (Severity) Scale (d -0.19; CI -0.36 to -0.02) and 2 depression scales (Beck Depression Inventory d -0.18; CI -0.36 to 0; Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale d -0.26; CI -0.47 to -0.04). Unexpectedly, cognitive measures and select laboratory markers were not significantly changed in PD vs HC participants. CONCLUSIONS Current CSF biomarkers and cognitive scales do not represent useful progression markers. However, sleep and imaging measures, and to some extent NMS, assessed using adequate scales, may be more informative markers to quantify progression.
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- Brit Mollenhauer
- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA.
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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- From Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (B.M., F.S.-D., T.W., J.E., M.S., E.L., E.T., C.T.), Kassel; Departments of Neurosurgery (B.M., C.T.) and Medical Statistics (T.F.) and Institute of Neuropathology (B.M.), University Medical Centre Göttingen; Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (J.Z.); Department of Neurology/Epileptology and Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research (N.K.F.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; and BioLegend (P.T.), Dedham, MA
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Abstract
BACKGROUND In spite of the recognized physical and psychosocial effects of caring for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), caregiver burden (CB) in this setting is poorly understood. The objective of this research was to identify factors that were associated with CB in an Australian population of PD caregivers using a novel instrument - the Parkinson's Disease Caregiver Burden (PDCB) questionnaire. METHODS Fifty patient-caregiver couples were recruited from three movement disorders clinics in Melbourne, Australia. Burden on caregivers was rated using the PDCB questionnaire. Burden scores were correlated with patient factors, including motor symptom severity (Unified Parkinson's Disease Ratings Scale and Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) scale), patient cognition (Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool; NUCOG), presence of impulsive and compulsive behaviors (Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's disease), and patient olfaction. Caregiver and patient demographics, as well as results for depression and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS), were also examined for their relationship with CB. RESULTS H&Y stage, depression or anxiety in either caregiver or patient, and decreased patient NUCOG score were significantly associated with higher PDCB score. Multiple linear regression analysis identified caregiver and patient depression score and patient score for the visuoconstructional subscale of NUCOG to predict burden score. In addition, disease duration, duration of caregiving, and increased hours per day spent in giving care were significantly associated with increased burden. CONCLUSIONS We found psychiatric and cognitive factors to be the most relevant factors in the perception of burden in PD caregivers. On top of this, we found deficits in the domain of visuoconstruction predicted burden - a relationship not yet described in literature. Targeting depression and anxiety in this setting as well as identifying caregivers at high risk of burden may give clinicians the chance to optimize care of patients with PD through the caregiver.
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