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ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2022

Time-course of decline in different cognitive domains in Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study.

Christian F Altmann, Kristian Trubelja, David Emmans, Wolfgang H Jost

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Article in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Christian F AltmannParkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany. c.altmann@parkinson-klinik.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0958-1238
Kristian TrubeljaDepartment of Neurology, Rhön Klinikum, 97616, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany.
David EmmansParkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany.
Wolfgang H JostParkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany.

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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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Cognitive DysfunctionParkinson DiseaseCognitionHumansMemory, Short-TermNeuropsychological TestsRetrospective StudiesAttentionCognitive impairmentDementiaExecutive functionsMemoryParkinson’s disease

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