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Neuropsychological aspects of Parkinson's disease

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The neuropsychological effects of Parkinson's disease have gained wide recognition in recent literature. Effects have been documented in almost all areas of cognitive functioning, including general intellectual functioning, visual-spatial functioning, executive functions, attention and memory functions, language functions, and affective processes. Visual-spatial functions, memory functions, and executive functions have received particular interest. This review of the literature is an attempt to tie together the large number of studies in these cognitive areas and to present a suggestion for a comprehensive neuropsychological battery tailored to the patient with Parkinson's disease. Throughout the review, factors relevant to Parkinson's disease, e.g., dementia, motor symptoms, and hemiparkinsonism, are considered.

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    Sarah A. Raskin & Joan C. Borod

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Raskin, S.A., Borod, J.C. & Tweedy, J. Neuropsychological aspects of Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychol Rev 1, 185–221 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01112571

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