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Exploring the Neuropsychological Correlates of Swallowing Disorders in People with Parkinson's Disease: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Petronilla Battista, Simona Aresta, Serena Tagliente, Federico Merlo, Davide Mongelli, Gianvito Lagravinese, Rosanna Falcone, Cinzia Palmirotta, Gilda Turi, Micol Castellari and 6 more

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Petronilla BattistaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy. petronilla.battista@icsmaugeri.it.ORCID 0000-0002-3120-1214
Simona ArestaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Serena TaglienteIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Federico MerloIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy.
Davide MongelliIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Gianvito LagravineseIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Rosanna FalconeIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Cinzia PalmirottaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Gilda TuriIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Micol CastellariDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Alessandra ZonnoIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Christian GelaoIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Emilia PicciolaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Pietro FioreDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Irene Battel *Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University "La Statale", Milan, Italy.
Brigida Minafra *Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.

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Abstract

Around 80% of persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) present symptoms of dysphagia. Although cognitive impairment may contribute to dysphagia, few studies have investigated the association between the PD neuropsychological profile and objective measures of swallowing dysfunction. Since the swallowing function comprises involuntary but also voluntary actions, we hypothesize that specific measures of attention and executive functions can be underlined in PD-related dysphagia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to extensively investigate the correlation and the relationship between attentive and executive functions and safety/efficiency of pharyngeal phase of swallowing in people with PD. All participants received a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and were evaluated using the Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS); the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale (IT-YPRSRS), and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS-IT). Participants also underwent a neuropsychological assessment covering global cognitive status, attention, and frontal executive functions. Correlations and associations between neuropsychological measures and swallowing components were calculated. Twenty-one participants with PD (mean age 69.38 ± 6.58 years, mean disease duration 8.38 ± 5.31 years; mean MDS-UPDRS III 43.95 ± 24.18) completed all evaluations. The most significant correlations were found between attentive functions (i.e., Stroop Time), and executive functions (i.e., Raven's Progressive Matrices, Digit Backward and Semantic Fluency), and FOIS-IT, PAS, and IT-YPRSRS sinuses and valleculae. These associations were not influenced by disease duration. These results suggest that a dysfunction to attentional processes and/or to executive functions can contribute to penetration and the presence of pharyngeal residue in participants with middle-stage PD.

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Deglutition DisordersExecutive FunctionParkinson DiseaseAgedAttentionCross-Sectional StudiesDeglutitionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsSeverity of Illness IndexAttentionDysphagiaExecutive functionsNeuropsychological assessmentPDRehabilitation

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