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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-31
pubmed:abstractText
The question of whether Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who have left (LPD) or right (RPD) motor predominance also exhibit cognitive differences is controversial. We examined this issue using a neuropsychological battery designed to provide a balanced sampling of both right- and left-hemispheric functions. RPD patients were impaired relative to LPD patients on verbally mediated tasks (left hemisphere function), but there was no group difference for visuospatial tasks (right-hemispheric function). In addition, there was a significant correlation between the extent of right side motor predominance and performance on verbal tasks, but there was no relationship between left side motor symptoms and performance on visuospatial tasks. The controversy related to cognitive differences in hemiparkinsonism may be due to the balance of the assessment procedure, the severity of motor asymmetry, or both.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0887-6177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
471-80
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Asymmetrical cognitive differences associated with hemiparkinsonism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 66103, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article