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16765990

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-26
pubmed:abstractText
Brain imaging studies as well as neuropsychological case studies suggest an important role for basal ganglia in arithmetic processing. Aim of this study was to assess possible numerical deficits in PD and functional relations between numerical and other cognitive deficits. Fifteen non-demented patients with early PD (stable responders treated by l-dopa) were compared to 28 healthy age and education matched controls. Both groups underwent a neuropsychological assessment focussing on numerical abilities (quantity processing, arithmetic fact retrieval, complex mental and written calculation, transcoding, arithmetic set-shifting, calculation span), working memory and executive functions. Patients with PD showed deficits in complex mental calculation and calculation span tasks. Results of this study suggest that impairments in working memory as well as in executive functions, such as inhibition of interference, lead to secondary deficits in numerical processing. The study contributes to better understanding the specific cognitive deficits in early PD and the neurocognitive architecture of arithmetic processing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
248
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
124-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Parkinson's disease and arithmetics: the role of executive functions.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. laura.zamarian@uklibk.ac.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't