Carlo Alberto Artusi, Elisa Montanaro, Roberto Erro, Nils Margraf, Christian Geroin, Andrea Pilotto, Luca Magistrelli, Francesca Spagnolo, Alberto Marchet, Lidia Sarro, Sofia Cuoco, Marta Sacchetti, Marianna Riello, Barbara Capellero, Paola Berchialla, Bettina Moeller, Beeke Vullriede, Maurizio Zibetti, Augusto Maria Rini, Paolo Barone, Cristoforo Comi, Alessandro Padovani, Michele Tinazzi, Leonardo Lopiano
BACKGROUND: Pisa syndrome (PS) and camptocormia (CC) are postural abnormalities frequently associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). Their pathophysiology remains unclear, but the role of cognitive deficits has been postulated. OBJECTIVES: To identify differences in the neuropsychological functioning of patients with PD with PS or CC compared with matched patients with PD without postural abnormalities. METHODS: We performed a case-control study including 57 patients with PD with PS (PS+) or CC (CC+) and 57 PD controls without postural abnormalities matched for sex, age, PD duration, phenotype, and stage...
January 2023: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice