Visuospatial impairment in Parkinson's disease

We explored the nature of the visuospatial deficit in Parkinson's disease (PD) and its progression as a function of disease duration. We compared the performance of 183 patients with idiopathic PD and 90 control subjects matched for age and education on six visuospatial measures. We divided pat...

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Published inNeurology Vol. 41; no. 3; p. 365
Main Authors Levin, B E, Llabre, M M, Reisman, S, Weiner, W J, Sanchez-Ramos, J, Singer, C, Brown, M C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1991
Subjects
Aging
Analysis of Variance
Dementia - etiology
Humans
Muscular Diseases - etiology
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - drug therapy
Parkinson Disease - psychology
Space Perception
Time Factors
Visual Perception
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Summary:We explored the nature of the visuospatial deficit in Parkinson's disease (PD) and its progression as a function of disease duration. We compared the performance of 183 patients with idiopathic PD and 90 control subjects matched for age and education on six visuospatial measures. We divided patients into three groups according to the disease duration: early (1 to 4 years), middle (5 to 10 years), and advanced (greater than 10 years). Performance deteriorated in five of the six visuospatial measures, as a function of disease duration. However, the pattern of visuospatial decline depended on whether dementia was present. The results were not influenced by age or anticholinergic medication. These findings support the presence of visuospatial deficits in PD patients, with a changing pattern of impairment related to dementia and progression of the disease.
ISSN:0028-3878
DOI:10.1212/wnl.41.3.365