Carmen Gasca-Salas, Sarah Duff-Canning, Eric McArthur, Melissa J Armstrong, Susan Fox, Christopher A Meaney, David F Tang-Wai, David Gill, Paul J Eslinger, Cindy Zadikoff, Fred J Marshall, Mark Mapstone, Kelvin L Chou, Carol Persad, Irene Litvan, Benjamin T Mast, Adam T Gerstenecker, Sandra Weintraub, Connie Marras
BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment is common in Parkinson disease (PD-MCI). However, instability in this clinical diagnosis and variability in rates of progression to dementia raises questions regarding its utility for longitudinal tracking and prediction of cognitive change in PD. We examined baseline neuropsychological test and cognitive diagnosis predictors of cognitive change in PD. METHODS: Persons with PD, without dementia PD (N=138) underwent comprehensive neuropsychological assessment at baseline and were followed up to 2 years...
August 22, 2023: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders