Cognitive and affective processing in hemiparkinson's disease.

Title: Cognitive and affective processing in hemiparkinson's disease.
Identifier: AAI9510723
identifier: 9510723
Creator: St. Clair, John William.
Contributor: Adviser: Joan C. Borod
Date: 1994
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Psychology, Physiological | Psychology, Psychobiology
Abstract: Twenty-three patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) on one side of the body, known as hemiparkinson's disease (HPD), were compared to 11 normal control (NC) subjects on a battery of 15 neuropsychological tests assessing left, right, and frontal lobe functions. ANOVAs revealed no significant differences between patients with Parkinson's disease on the right side of the body (RPD, N = 11) and patients with Parkinson's disease on the left side of the body (LPD, N = 12). When combining LPDs and RPDs into one group ("early PD") and comparing them to NCs (N = 11), cognitive deficits often seen in PD were found. These results support other studies that have failed to find differences in neuropsychological functioning between LPDs and RPDs, and also support studies indicating that there are neuropsychological deficits present in the early stages of PD when compared to Ncs.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.