Dementia and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Issue 12 (December 1988)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Girotti, F; Soliveri, P; Carella, F; Piccolo, I; Caffarra, P; Musicco, M; Caraceni, T
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 51:Issue 12(1988)
• Page Start: 1498
• Page End: 1502
• Publication Date: 1988-12
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.51.12.1498
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : The frequency of dementia, the clinical characteristics and the pattern of cognitive impairment were studied in 147 unselected Parkinsonian patients. Twenty-one patients (14.28%) were judged to be demented. They had a more severe and widespread cognitive deficit although they were affected particularly in those tests that already discriminated Parkinsonian patients from controls. A direct comparison of Parkinsonian dementia with other types of dementia is needed to validate the concept of subcortical dementia.