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Pisani S, Gosse L, Wieretilo R, Ffytche D, Velayudhan L, Bhattacharyya S. Cognitive and executive impairments in Parkinson's disease psychosis: a Bayesian meta-analysis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2024; 95:277-287. [PMID: 37468306 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-331028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive and executive deficits lead to worsening of quality of life and are a risk factor for developing dementia in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) with psychosis (PDP). However, which key cognitive domains are differentially affected in PDP compared with those without (PDnP), remains unclear. Here, we examined this using a Bayesian meta-analytical approach. METHODS Searches were conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Medline and PsycINFO. Hedges' g effect-size estimates were extracted from eligible studies as a measure of standard mean differences between PDP and PDnP participants. Meta-analyses were conducted separately for each cognitive domain and subdomain, we examined the effect of age, PD medications, PD duration and severity, depression and psychosis severity for all major domains with meta-regressions. RESULTS Effect-size estimates suggest worse performance on all major domains (k=105 studies) in PDP compared with PDnP participants, with global cognition (k=103 studies, g=-0.57), processing speed (k=29 studies, g=-0.58), executive functions (k=33, g=-0.56), episodic memory (k=30 studies, g=-0.58) and perception (k=34 studies, g=-0.55) as the most likely affected domains. Age, depression and PD duration had moderating effects on task-related performance across most of the major nine domains. CONCLUSIONS We report extensive deficits across nine domains as well as subdomains in PD psychosis, with global cognition, processing speed and executive functions as the most likely impaired. The presence of depression may influence task-related performance in PDP, alongside age and PD duration, but not dose of dopamine replacement treatments.
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- Sara Pisani
- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, Medical School, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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Albert U, Tomasetti C, Marra C, Neviani F, Pirani A, Taddeo D, Zanetti O, Maina G. Treating depression in clinical practice: new insights on the multidisciplinary use of trazodone. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1207621. [PMID: 37654988 PMCID: PMC10466041 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1207621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Depression is estimated to be a leading contributor to the global mental health-related burden. The determinants of this huge prevalence lie in the fact that depressive symptoms may be comorbid in a wide variety of disorders, thus complicating and exacerbating their clinical framework. This makes the treatment of depressive symptoms difficult, since many pharmacological interactions should be considered by physicians planning therapy. Hence, depression still represents a challenge for both psychiatrists and other clinicians, in terms of its high rates of relapse and resistance despite well-established protocols. It is also complicated by the well-known latency in its complete response to current antidepressant treatments. In this context, the search for new strategies regarding antidepressant treatment is mandatory. Revising the use of "old" pharmacotherapies by considering their specific features may help to perfecting the treatment of depression, both in its standalone psychiatric manifestation and in the framework of other clinical conditions. Using a nominal group technique approach, the results of a consensus of expert physicians regarding the possible use of trazodone as a valuable strategy for addressing the "real world" unmet needs of depression treatment in different fields (psychiatry, primary care, neurology and geriatrics) is herein provided. This idea is based on the unique characteristics of this drug which delivers a more rapid antidepressant action as compared to other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. It also has pharmacodynamic malleability (i.e., the possibility of exerting different effects on depressive symptoms at different dosages) and pharmacokinetic tolerability (i.e., the possibility of being used as an add-on to other antidepressants with scarce interaction and achieving complimentary effects) when used in the milieu of other drugs in treating comorbid depressive symptoms. Moreover, the large number of formulations available permits finite dosage adjustments, and the use of trazodone for specific pathologies, such as dysphagia. Therefore, although additional studies exploring the real-world conditions of antidepressant treatment are warranted, experts agree on the idea that depressive disorder, in both its standalone and its comorbid manifestations, may surely take advantage of the particular characteristics of trazodone, thus attempting to reach the greatest effectiveness in different contexts.
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- Umberto Albert
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Azienda Sanitaria Integrata Giuliano-Isontina—ASUGI, UCO Clinica Psichiatrica, Trieste, Italy
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- ASL Teramo, Department of Mental Health of Teramo, Alzheimer Centre of Giulianova, Teramo, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Chair of Geriatrics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Health County of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Alzheimer’s Association “Francesco Mazzuca”, Ferrara, Italy
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- Italian College of General Practitioners and Primary Care, Florence, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Should patients with Parkinson’s disease only visit a neurologist’s office? - a narrative review of neuropsychiatric disorders among people with Parkinson’s disease. CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PSYCHIATRY 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/cpp-2022-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is often accompanied by disorders such as depression, psychotic disorders, cognitive disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, impulse control disorders. The aim of the study was to review the literature and present the characteristics of neuropsychiatric disorders occurring in people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, with the specification of the above-mentioned disorders.
Material and method: The literature available on the PubMed platform from 1986 to 2022 was reviewed using the following keywords: Parkinson’s disease, depression, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, cognitive disorders, impulse control disorders. Original studies, reviews, meta-analyzes and internet sources were analyzed.
Results: The above-mentioned neuropsychiatric disorders appear with different frequency among people suffering from Parkinson’s disease and occur at different times of its duration or even precede its onset for many years. The non-motor symptoms in the form of depressed mood, energy loss or changes in the rhythm of the day may result in a delay of appropriate therapy and thus in complications. Neuropathological changes in the course of Parkinson’s disease as well as dopaminergic drugs used in its therapy influence the development of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Conclusions: In order to avoid misdiagnosis, practitioners should use, e.g. scales intended for patients with Parkinson’s disease. To prevent the consequences of the aforementioned disease entities, methods of early diagnosis, determination of risk factors and standardization of the treatment process must be determined. Consistent care for patients with Parkinson’s disease is significant, not only in the neurological field, but also in the psychiatric one.
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Austgen G, Marsh L. Cognitive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric aspects of Parkinson's disease. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 269:59-90. [PMID: 35248207 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Movement abnormalities, by definition, and cognitive changes, to varying extents, affect every patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) and are attributed to the underlying neurodegenerative disease. Various psychiatric disorders occur in most patients at some point over the course of PD, including in the prodromal phase. Even though psychiatric disturbances tend to aggravate motor and cognitive deficits, they are under-recognized and under-treated, and the role of the underlying neurological disease is often minimized. To provide an integrated approach to understanding neuropsychiatric aspects of PD, this chapter reviews how cognitive changes in PD relate to the common psychiatric disturbances in PD along with the prevalence, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and treatment of each.
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- Gabriela Austgen
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Professor, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
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Kuusimäki T, Sainio J, Kurki S, Vahlberg T, Kaasinen V. Prediagnostic expressions in health records predict mortality in Parkinson's disease: A proof-of-concept study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022; 95:35-39. [PMID: 34998147 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The relationship of prodromal markers of PD with PD mortality is unclear. Electronic health records (EHRs) provide a large source of raw data that could be useful in the identification of novel relevant prognostic factors in PD. We aimed to provide a proof of concept for automated data mining and pattern recognition of EHRs of PD patients and to study associations between prodromal markers and PD mortality. METHODS Data from EHRs of PD patients (n = 2522) were collected from the Turku University Hospital database between 2006 and 2016. The data contained >27 million words/numbers and >750000 unique expressions. The 5000 most common words were identified in three-year time period before PD diagnosis. Cox regression was used to investigate the association of expressions with the 5-year survival of PD patients. RESULTS During the five-year period after PD diagnosis, 839 patients died (33.3%). If expressions associated with psychosis/hallucinations were identified within 3 years before the diagnosis, worse survival was observed (hazard ratio = 1.71, 95%CI = 1.46-1.99, p < 0.001). Similar effects were observed for words associated with cognition (1.23, 1.05-1.43, p = 0.009), constipation (1.34, 1.15-1.56, p = 0.0002) and pain (1.34, 1.12-1.60, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Automated mining of EHRs can predict relevant clinical outcomes in PD. The approach can identify factors that have previously been associated with survival and detect novel associations, as observed in the link between poor survival and prediagnostic pain. The significance of early pain in PD prognosis should be the focus of future studies with alternate methods.
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- Tomi Kuusimäki
- Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Neurocenter, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
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- Auria Biobank, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Auria Biobank, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Neurocenter, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Hussain M, Kumar P, Khan S, Gordon DK, Khan S. Similarities Between Depression and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pathophysiology, Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment Options. Cureus 2020; 12:e11613. [PMID: 33364130 PMCID: PMC7752779 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Depressive disorder and neurodegenerative diseases are two different clinical entities. Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the general population. However, when present concomitantly with neurodegenerative disorders, its diagnosis becomes challenging. In many cases, patients remain undiagnosed and hence, untreated, worsening the prognosis of the neurodegenerative diseases and impairing the quality of life. One of the possible reasons for the difficulties in diagnosis in such cases is that both conditions affect the central nervous system, so there might be an overlap of symptoms leading to a missed diagnosis of depression in a neurodegenerative disease patient and vice versa. Symptoms such as irritability, apathy, and decreased cognition are common to both types of disorders. Some neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease, can initially present as a depressive prodrome. This may cause a difficulty in differentiating between these two conditions and a diagnosis of either conditions may be missed; hence an opportunity for timely intervention and improved outcomes is missed. An approach towards analyzing and comparing the pathological mechanisms common to both disease types will create a better understanding of depression and neurodegenerative diseases, identify their similarities, and develop improved clinical criteria to help clinicians make a timely diagnosis of these conditions present together. In the present review, various studies related to common pathological links, concomitant diagnosis challenges, and ongoing research about different treatment options are discussed.
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- Madiha Hussain
- Neuropsychiatry, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine and Surgery, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, IND
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, TTO
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Guo T, Guan X, Zhou C, Gao T, Wu J, Song Z, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Pu J, Zhang B, Cui F, Xia S, Xu X, Zhang M. Clinically relevant connectivity features define three subtypes of Parkinson's disease patients. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 41:4077-4092. [PMID: 32588952 PMCID: PMC7469787 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by complex clinical symptoms, including classic motor and nonmotor disturbances. Patients with PD vary in clinical manifestations and prognosis, which point to the existence of subtypes. This study aimed to find the fiber connectivity correlations with several crucial clinical symptoms and identify PD subtypes using unsupervised clustering analysis. One hundred and thirty-four PD patients and 77 normal controls were enrolled. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) was performed to define the clinically relevant connectivity features, which were then used in the hierarchical clustering analysis to identify the distinct subtypes of PD patients. Multimodal neuroimaging analyses were further used to explore the neurophysiological basis of these subtypes. The methodology was validated in an independent data set. CCA revealed two significant clinically relevant patterns (motor-related pattern and depression-related pattern; r = .94, p < .001 and r = .926, p = .001, respectively) among PD patients, and hierarchical clustering analysis identified three neurophysiological subtypes ("mild" subtype, "severe depression-dominant" subtype and "severe motor-dominant" subtype). Multimodal neuroimaging analyses suggested that the patients in the "severe depression-dominant" subtype exhibited widespread disruptions both in function and structure, while the other two subtypes exhibited relatively mild abnormalities in brain function. In the independent validation, three similar subtypes were identified. In conclusion, we revealed heterogeneous subtypes of PD patients according to their distinct clinically relevant connectivity features. Importantly, depression symptoms have a considerable impact on brain damage in patients with PD.
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- Tao Guo
- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Roheger M, Kalbe E, Liepelt-Scarfone I. Progression of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2019; 8:183-193. [PMID: 29914040 PMCID: PMC6004891 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-181306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Background: Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most prevalent non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often experienced as more debilitating for patients and caregivers than motor problems. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the course of cognitive decline and the identification of valid progression markers for Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) is essential. Objective: This systematic review summarizes the current state of knowledge on cognitive decline over time by reporting effect sizes of cognitive changes in neuropsychological tests. METHODS: 1368 studies were identified by a PubMed database search and 25 studies by additionally scanning previous literature. After screening all records, including 69 full-text article reviews, 12 longitudinal studies on the progression of cognitive decline in PD met our criteria (e.g., sample size ≥50 patients). Results: Only a few studies monitored cognitive decline over a longer period (>4 years). Most studies focused on the evaluation of change in global cognitive state by use of the Mini-Mental State Examination, whereas the use of neuropsychological tests was highly heterogenic among studies. Only one study evaluated patients’ cognitive performance in all specified domains (executive function, attention & working memory, memory, language, and visual-spatial function) allowing for diagnosis of cognitive impairment according to consensus guidelines. Medium to strong effect sizes could only be observed in studies with follow-up intervals of four years or longer. Conclusions: The results emphasize the need for the assessment of larger PD cohorts over longer periods of follow-up with a comprehensive neuropsychological battery.
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- Mandy Roheger
- Medical Psychology I Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), University Hospital Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Medical Psychology I Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), University Hospital Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Galts CP, Bettio LE, Jewett DC, Yang CC, Brocardo PS, Rodrigues ALS, Thacker JS, Gil-Mohapel J. Depression in neurodegenerative diseases: Common mechanisms and current treatment options. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 102:56-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Verma AK, Raj J, Sharma V, Singh TB, Srivastava S, Srivastava R. Epidemiology and associated risk factors of Parkinson's disease among the north Indian population. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Bega D, Luo S, Fernandez H, Chou K, Aminoff M, Parashos S, Walker H, Russell DS, Christine CW, Dhall R, Singer C, Bodis-Wollner I, Hamill R, Truong D, Mari Z, Glazmann S, Huang M, Houston E, Simuni T. Impact of Depression on Progression of Impairment and Disability in Early Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2015; 2:371-378. [PMID: 28393083 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression is one of the most common nonmotor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), yet the impact of depression on progression of disease is unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to prospectively characterize the relationship between depressive symptoms and measures of disease progression in a large sample of patients with early, medically treated PD. METHODS Baseline and longitudinal Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores from participants in the NINDS Exploratory Trials in PD Long Term Study 1 were correlated with changes in multiple measures of disease severity over 5 years. Multivariate analysis of predictors of change in BDI was performed. RESULTS Of 1,741 participants, 746 completed 5-year assessments and were included. Mean age was 62.00 years (standard deviation [SD]: 9.22) and mean disease duration was 1.69 years (SD, 1.16). Mean BDI score was 6.24 (SD, 5.02) at baseline and 8.57 (SD, 6.60) at 5 years. Baseline BDI score was strongly associated with rate of change in all examined measures of disease severity. In multivariate analysis, BDI 5-year change was associated with change in UPDRS Part I (excluding depression item; P < 0.01), 33-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (P < 0.01), EuroQOL Five Dimensional Questionnaire (P = 0.02), and Total Functional Capacity (P < 0.01), but was not associated with motor or cognitive measures. This model explained 68.8% of the variance 5-year change of the BDI score. CONCLUSIONS Worse baseline BDI scores are associated with a decline in multiple measures of disease severity in PD. Worsening of BDI at 5 years was associated with worsening in UPDRS Part I and quality-of-life measures, but not with motor or cognitive measures.
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- Danny Bega
- Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Parkinson and Movement Disorders Institute, Fountain Valley, California, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Worku DK, Yifru YM, Postels DG, Gashe FE. Prevalence of depression in Parkinson's disease patients in Ethiopia. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MOVEMENT DISORDERS 2014; 1:10. [PMID: 26788336 PMCID: PMC4711030 DOI: 10.1186/s40734-014-0010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with cognitive and psychiatric disturbances including depression, anxiety, psychotic symptoms and sleep disturbances. These psychiatric manifestations have a negative impact on disease course and the medical management of PD patients. Major depression has a greater negative impact on patients' quality of life than abnormal motor function, and is associated with faster cognitive decline and progression of motor deficits. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of depression in PD outpatients in Ethiopia. We determined the age range in which depression in PD patients is most common, the most common symptoms of depression, and the epidemiologic confounders associated with depression in PD patients. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional point prevalence study of all PD patients attending the follow-up clinics of the departments of neurology at Black Lion Teaching and Zewuditu Memorial Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from May 2013 to August 2013. We collected information using a structured questionnaire which assessed demographic information, clinical history, and neurologic function. RESULT Of the 101 patients surveyed, the prevalence of depression was 58/101(57.4%). Of these patients, 1 of 58(1.7%) was on antidepressant medications. These low proportions likely indicate a low index of suspicion and under treatment of depression in PD outpatients. CONCLUSION In Ethiopian PD outpatients, depression is under recognized and undertreated. We recommend routine use of screening tools. In those who screen positive for depression, treatment is warranted. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings, and to increase our understanding of specific signs and symptoms of depression in the context of PD.
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- International Neurologic and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA
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Xia J, Miu J, Ding H, Wang X, Chen H, Wang J, Wu J, Zhao J, Huang H, Tian W. Changes of brain gray matter structure in Parkinson's disease patients with dementia. Neural Regen Res 2014; 8:1276-85. [PMID: 25206422 PMCID: PMC4107646 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.14.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Voxel-based morphometry is gaining considerable interest for studies examining Parkinson's disease dementia patients. In this study, 12 patients with clinically defined Parkinson's disease and dementia and 12 non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease were examined using a T1WI three-dimensional fast spoiled gradient echo sequence. Gray matter data were analyzed using a voxel-based morphometry method and independent sample t-test based on Statistical Parametric Mapping 5 software. Differences in gray matter volume were represented with statistical parametric mapping. Compared with Parkinson's disease patients without dementia, decreased gray matter volume in Parkinson's disease dementia patients was observed in the bilateral superior temporal gyrus, bilateral posterior cingulate and left cingulate gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus, right precuneus and right cuneus, left inferior frontal gyrus and left insular lobe. No increased gray matter volume was apparent. These data indicate that gray matter atrophy in the limbic system and cerebral neocortex is related to the presence of dementia.
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- Jianguo Xia
- Department of Radiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fourth People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Medical Image Engineering, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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Faulkner MA. Safety overview of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2014; 13:1055-69. [PMID: 24962891 DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2014.931369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease (PD) is among the most common of the neurodegenerative disorders. Treatment is primarily focused on correcting neurotransmitter imbalances. Several classes of medication are available for this purpose. AREAS COVERED A Medline search was performed to gather information about the safety of the medications approved for the treatment of the motor symptoms of PD. This was supplemented with additional articles obtained from online sources and information provided by the FDA and the manufacturers. The focus of this review is the side-effect and safety profiles of carbidopa/levodopa, dopamine agonists, selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors, catechol-o-methyltransferase inhibitors, anticholinergics and amantadine. EXPERT OPINION Though serious side-effects may occur, as a group, the medications used for the treatment of PD motor symptoms tend to produce side-effects that are mild to moderate in nature, and that primarily reflect the focus on dopaminergic therapies. Care plans for Parkinson's patients should be approached based on the needs of the individual as disease presentation, lifestyle, level of disability, concurrent disease states and the presence of non-motor symptoms make each case unique. Patients and caregivers must have realistic expectations about the use of PD medications.
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- Michele A Faulkner
- Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions and School of Medicine , 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178 , USA +1 402 280 3145 ;
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Depressive disturbances are common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and influence many other clinical aspects of the disease. In addition to causing inherent emotional distress, depressive disorders negatively impact quality of life, motor and cognitive deficits, functional disability, and other psychiatric comorbidities in patients with PD. Knowledge of the pathophysiology of PD depression remains limited. However, clinical studies demonstrate the efficacy of medications and psychotherapies for PD depression, underscoring the importance of their timely detection and concerted management.
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Lewis C, Annett LE, Davenport S, Hall AA, Lovatt P. Mood changes following social dance sessions in people with Parkinson's disease. J Health Psychol 2014; 21:483-92. [PMID: 24752558 DOI: 10.1177/1359105314529681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dance interventions have physical benefits for the elderly, especially those with Parkinson's disease. This study assessed the psychological benefits of dance. A total of 37 participants, with either Parkinson's disease (n= 22) or age-matched controls (n= 15) completed mood questionnaires before and after a 10-week dance intervention. An overall reduction in total mood disturbance and a specific reduction in anger were observed. In addition, less fatigue was found for those initially scoring higher in depression. This suggests that dance can provide psychological benefits for both people with Parkinson's disease and the elderly, with findings suggesting that this is an avenue to be explored further.
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Lagopoulos J, Malhi GS, Ivanovski B, Cahill CM, Morris JGL. A matter of motion or an emotional matter? Management of depression in Parkinson’s disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 5:803-10. [PMID: 16274337 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.5.6.803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Depression is one of the most frequent comorbidities occurring in Parkinson's disease, affecting up to 50% of patients. Depression is associated with severe negative symptoms and has been shown to contribute to an increased rate of decline of both cognitive and motor function, profoundly impacting on the patient's quality of life. The symptoms of depression overlap with the motor features of Parkinson's disease, making detection difficult. Moreover, the lack of specialized screening tools means that depression remains undiagnosed and untreated in a high percentage of patients. However, depression in Parkinson's disease, when identified early, can be effectively treated with a variety of antidepressant medications, improving quality of life and preserving daily function. The focus of this review is to provide an overview of current knowledge regarding depression in Parkinson's disease, followed by a practical discussion addressing the issues of the detection, diagnosis and treatment.
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- Jim Lagopoulos
- School of Psychiatry, The University of New South Wales, Australia
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Hu MTM, Szewczyk-Królikowski K, Tomlinson P, Nithi K, Rolinski M, Murray C, Talbot K, Ebmeier KP, Mackay CE, Ben-Shlomo Y. Predictors of cognitive impairment in an early stage Parkinson's disease cohort. Mov Disord 2014; 29:351-9. [PMID: 24395708 PMCID: PMC4235340 DOI: 10.1002/mds.25748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The impact of Parkinson’s disease (PD) dementia is substantial and has major functional and socioeconomic consequences. Early prediction of future cognitive impairment would help target future interventions. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and fluency tests were administered to 486 patients with PD within 3.5 years of diagnosis, and the results were compared with those from 141 controls correcting for age, sex, and educational years. Eighteen-month longitudinal assessments were performed in 155 patients with PD. The proportion of patients classified with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia varied considerably, depending on the MoCA and MMSE thresholds used. With the MoCA total score at screening threshold, 47.7%, 40.5%, and 11.7% of patients with PD were classified with normal cognition, MCI, and dementia, respectively; by comparison, 78.7% and 21.3% of controls had normal cognition and MCI, respectively. Cognitive impairment was predicted by lower education, increased age, male sex, and quantitative motor and non-motor (smell, depression, and anxiety) measures. Longitudinal data from 155 patients with PD over 18 months showed significant reductions in MoCA scores, but not in MMSE scores, with 21.3% of patients moving from normal cognition to MCI and 4.5% moving from MCI to dementia, although 13.5% moved from MCI to normal; however, none of the patients with dementia changed their classification. The MoCA may be more sensitive than the MMSE in detecting early baseline and longitudinal cognitive impairment in PD, because it identified 25.8% of those who experienced significant cognitive decline over 18 months. Cognitive decline was associated with worse motor and non-motor features, suggesting that this reflects a faster progressive phenotype.
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- Michele T M Hu
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Silberman CD, Rodrigues CS, Engelhardt E, Laks J. The impact of depression on survival of Parkinson's disease patients: a five-year study. JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE PSIQUIATRIA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0047-20852013000100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the survival rate in a cohort of Parkinson's disease patients with and without depression. METHODS: A total of 53 Parkinson's disease subjects were followed up from 2003-2008 and 21 were diagnosed as depressed. Mean time of follow up was 3.8 (SD 95% = 1.5) years for all the sample and there was no significant difference in mean time of follow up between depressed and nondepressed Parkinson's disease patients. Survival curves rates were fitted using the Kaplan-Meier method. In order to compare survival probabilities according to the selected covariables the Log-Rank test was used. Multivariate analysis with Cox regression was performed aiming at estimating the effect of predictive covariables on the survival. RESULTS: The cumulative global survival of this sample was 83% with nine deaths at the end of the study - five in the depressed and four in the nondepressed group, and 55.6% died in the first year of observation, and none died at the fourth and fifth year of follow up. CONCLUSION: Our finding point toward incremental death risk in depressed Parkinson's disease patients.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gross RG, McMillan CT, Chandrasekaran K, Dreyfuss M, Ash S, Avants B, Cook P, Moore P, Libon DJ, Siderowf A, Grossman M. Sentence processing in Lewy body spectrum disorder: the role of working memory. Brain Cogn 2012; 78:85-93. [PMID: 22218297 PMCID: PMC3265703 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Prior work has related sentence processing to executive deficits in non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We extended this investigation to patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and PD dementia (PDD) by examining grammatical and working memory components of sentence processing in the full range of patients with Lewy body spectrum disorder (LBSD). Thirty-three patients with LBSD were given a two-alternative, forced-choice sentence-picture matching task. Sentence type, working memory, and grammatical structure were systematically manipulated in the sentences. We found that patients with PDD and DLB were significantly impaired relative to non-demented PD patients and healthy controls. The deficit in PDD/DLB was most pronounced for sentences lengthened by the strategic placement of an additional prepositional phrase and for sentences with an additional proposition due to a center-embedded clause. However, there was no effect for subject-relative versus object-relative grammatical structure. An MRI voxel-based morphometry analysis in a subset of patients showed significant gray matter thinning in the frontal lobe bilaterally, and this extended to temporal, parietal and occipital regions. A regression analysis related sentence processing difficulty in LBSD to frontal neocortex, including inferior prefrontal, premotor, and dorsolateral prefrontal regions, as well as right superior temporal cortex. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that patients with PDD and DLB have difficulty processing sentences with increased working memory demands and that this deficit is related in part to their frontal disease.
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- Rachel G Gross
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, United States
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Tremblay C, Monchi O, Hudon C, Macoir J, Monetta L. Are verbal fluency and nonliteral language comprehension deficits related to depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease? PARKINSON'S DISEASE 2012; 2012:308501. [PMID: 22496988 PMCID: PMC3306925 DOI: 10.1155/2012/308501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently associated with executive deficits, which can influence nonliteral comprehension and lexical access. This study explores whether depressive symptoms in PD modulate verbal fluency and nonliteral language comprehension. Twelve individuals with PD without depressive symptoms, 13 with PD and depressive symptoms (PDDSs), and 13 healthy controls completed a semantic and phonemic verbal fluency task and an indirect speech acts comprehension task. All groups had the same performance in the phonemic fluency task while the PDDS group was impaired in the semantic task. For the indirect speech act comprehension task, no difference was observed between the groups. However, the PDDS group had difficulty answering direct speech act questions. As some language impairments in PD become apparent when depressive symptoms are associated with the disease, it would appear to be important to take the presence of depressive symptoms into account when evaluating language abilities in PD.
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- Christina Tremblay
- Département de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, QC, Canada G1V 0A6
- Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert Giffard, 2601 Rue de la Canardière, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
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- Functional Neuroimaging Unit, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada H3W 1W5
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- Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert Giffard, 2601 Rue de la Canardière, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
- École de psychologie, Université Laval, QC, Canada G1V 0A6
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- Département de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, QC, Canada G1V 0A6
- Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert Giffard, 2601 Rue de la Canardière, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
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- Département de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, QC, Canada G1V 0A6
- Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert Giffard, 2601 Rue de la Canardière, Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
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Starkstein S, Dragovic M, Jorge R, Brockman S, Merello M, Robinson RG, Bruce D, Wilson M. Diagnostic criteria for depression in Parkinson's disease: a study of symptom patterns using latent class analysis. Mov Disord 2011; 26:2239-45. [PMID: 21739470 DOI: 10.1002/mds.23836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 05/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Although major depression is one of the most frequent psychiatric disorders among patients with Parkinson's disease, diagnostic criteria have yet to be validated. The main aim of our study was to validate depressive symptoms using latent class analysis for use as diagnostic criteria for major depression in Parkinson's disease. We examined a consecutive series of 259 patients with Parkinson's disease admitted to 2 movement disorders clinics for regular follow-ups. All patients were assessed with a comprehensive psychiatric interview that included structured assessments for depression, anxiety, and apathy. The main finding was that all 9 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (4th edition) diagnostic criteria for major depression (ie, depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, weight or appetite changes, sleep changes, psychomotor changes, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt, poor concentration, and suicidal ideation) identified a patient class (severe depression group) with high statistical significance. Latent class analysis also demonstrated a patient class with minimal depressive symptoms (no-depression group), and a third patient class with intermediate depressive symptoms (moderate depression). Anxiety and apathy were both significant comorbid conditions of moderate and severe depression. Taken together, our findings support the use of the full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (4th edition) criteria for major depression for use in clinical practice and research in Parkinson's disease and suggest that anxiety may be included as an additional diagnostic criterion.
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- Sergio Starkstein
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia and Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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Litvan I, Aarsland D, Adler CH, Goldman JG, Kulisevsky J, Mollenhauer B, Rodriguez-Oroz MC, Tröster AI, Weintraub D. MDS Task Force on mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: critical review of PD-MCI. Mov Disord 2011; 26:1814-24. [PMID: 21661055 DOI: 10.1002/mds.23823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 539] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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There is controversy regarding the definition and characteristics of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. The Movement Disorder Society commissioned a Task Force to critically evaluate the literature and determine the frequency and characteristics of Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment and its association with dementia. A comprehensive PubMed literature review was conducted using systematic inclusion and exclusion criteria. A mean of 26.7% (range, 18.9%-38.2%) of nondemented patients with Parkinson's disease have mild cognitive impairment. The frequency of Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment increases with age, disease duration, and disease severity. Impairments occur in a range of cognitive domains, but single domain impairment is more common than multiple domain impairment, and within single domain impairment, nonamnestic is more common than amnestic impairment. A high proportion of patients with Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment progress to dementia in a relatively short period of time. The primary conclusions of the Task Force are that: (1) Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment is common, (2) there is significant heterogeneity within Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment in the number and types of cognitive domain impairments, (3) Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment appears to place patients at risk of progressing to dementia, and (4) formal diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease-mild cognitive impairment are needed.
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- Irene Litvan
- Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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Klepac N, Hajnsek S, Trkulja V. Cognitive performance in nondemented nonpsychotic Parkinson disease patients with or without a history of depression prior to the onset of motor symptoms. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2010; 23:15-26. [PMID: 19996416 DOI: 10.1177/0891988709351831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In Parkinson disease (PD), cognitive impairment is common, occurs mainly in the form of milder deficits (as opposed to dementia), and commonly coincides with depression. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated whether depression that existed before the onset of typical motor symptoms (pre-PD depression) reflected on the actual cognitive performance. Nondemented nonpsychotic PD patients with (test, n = 27) and without (control, n = 112) a history of pre-PD depression, caliper-matched for age, education, and disease duration were assessed for motor and nonmotor disease characteristics and in a battery of cognitive tests. Test patients had higher actual depression/anxiety levels. Gradual multivariate and mediation analysis indicated unfavorable effects of pre-PD depression on cognition: a direct effect on mental set shifting/response inhibition (independent of actual depression/ anxiety or other factors); and indirect effects on other cognitive domains mediated through the increased depression/anxiety. Data suggest that pre-PD depression favors poorer cognitive abilities in nondemented patients at a given time after PD has been diagnosed.
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- Natasa Klepac
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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Balas M, Balash Y, Giladi N, Gurevich T. Cognition in multiple system atrophy: neuropsychological profile and interaction with mood. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2010; 117:369-75. [PMID: 20091064 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0365-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Meirav Balas
- Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Kalaitzakis ME, Pearce RKB. The morbid anatomy of dementia in Parkinson's disease. Acta Neuropathol 2009; 118:587-98. [PMID: 19820956 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-009-0597-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 10/02/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD/PDD) is a common complication with a prevalence of up to 50%, but the specific changes underlying the cognitive decline remain undefined. Neuronal degeneration resulting in the dysfunction of multiple subcortical neurochemical projection systems has been described along with Lewy body-type pathology in cortical and limbic regions. Advanced alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn) pathology is not necessarily sufficient for producing dementia and concomitant Alzheimer's disease (AD) change has also been proposed as a possible substrate of PDD. A lack of consensus in the extant literature likely stems from clinical heterogeneity and variable reliability in clinical characterisation as well as other historical and methodological issues. The concurrent presence of abnormally deposited alphaSyn, amyloid-beta and tau proteins in the PDD brain and the interaction of these molecules in a linked pathological cascade of AD and PD-related mechanisms may prove important in determining the underlying pathological process for the development of dementia in PD and this concept of combined pathologies awaits further investigation.
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- Michail E Kalaitzakis
- Neuropathology Unit, Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Campus, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK.
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Depression Impairs Executive Functioning in Parkinson Disease Patients With Low Educational Level. Cogn Behav Neurol 2009; 22:167-72. [DOI: 10.1097/wnn.0b013e3181b278f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Depression is common in patients with neurologic disorders such as Alzheimer disease, stroke, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis. Diagnosing depression in the context of neurologic disease is challenging, given the overlap between many signs and symptoms of depression with those of the neurologic disorders. Cognitive impairment further complicates diagnostic evaluation. The etiology of depression in these patients is not well understood and variously has been attributed to emotional reaction to the diagnosis or disability associated with the neurologic condition, the anatomical and/or neurochemical outcomes of neurodegeneration, and the influence of other disease factors. Beyond the inherent burden depression places on patients and caregivers, it increases cognitive and functional disability and, depending on the neurologic disorder, poorer treatment adherence and recovery, earlier institutionalization, and increased suicide risk. Few controlled antidepressant trials are available to guide treatment. In the absence of validated diagnostic guidelines for depression in each neurologic condition, clinicians are urged to remain vigilant for this treatable comorbidity. Although more controlled trials clearly are needed, existing studies suggest that depression in patients with neurologic disorders responds to antidepressant medication and, in some disorders, to psychotherapeutic approaches. Investigating the neuroanatomical and neurochemical correlates of depression comorbid with neurologic conditions also may clarify depression etiology and treatment in the general population.
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- Murray A Raskind
- Mental Health Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Mental Illness Research, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA.
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Although Parkinson's disease (PD) has been considered to primarily affect motor abilities, increasing emphasis is being placed on cognitive and behavioural impairment in this disorder. Depression, dementia, psychosis and impulse control disorders have a major impact on quality of life for both patients and families. This article reviews cognitive and behavioural disturbances in PD and their relation to affective and motor symptoms, treatment of dementia associated with PD, and treatment approaches to psychosis in PD. We also discuss similarities between the dementia of PD and dementia with Lewy bodies.
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- Doron Merims
- Division of Neurology and Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto
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Goldmann Gross R, Siderowf A, Hurtig HI. Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Spectrum of Disease. Neurosignals 2007; 16:24-34. [DOI: 10.1159/000109756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Course of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2007; 13:920-32. [PMID: 17942010 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617707071160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A meta-analysis was conducted on 25 longitudinal studies involving 901 initially non-demented Parkinson's disease (PD) patients to examine the magnitude of decline across multiple cognitive domains associated with disease progression. Pooled effect sizes reflecting the standardized difference between baseline and follow-up neuropsychological performance were calculated for 8 cognitive domains using a random-effects model. Relatively small effect sizes were found across all cognitive domains (d = .00 - .40). During a mean follow-up interval of 29 months, significant declines were detected in global cognitive ability (d = .40), visuoconstructive skills (d = .32), and memory (d = .29). Age showed a significant relation with decline in global cognitive ability and memory. Lower educational level was associated with greater decline in all cognitive domains. Studies with longer follow-up intervals yielded larger effect sizes for global cognitive ability. In non-demented PD patients, changes in cognitive functions over time appear to be modest. Educational level, age, and length of the follow-up interval are likely to affect the magnitude of decline in several domains. Methodological flaws, such as selection bias and uncontrolled practice effects, may have caused underestimation of the true extent of decline.
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Ehrt U, Brønnick K, De Deyn PP, Emre M, Tekin S, Lane R, Aarsland D. Subthreshold depression in patients with Parkinson's disease and dementia--clinical and demographic correlates. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007; 22:980-5. [PMID: 17393542 DOI: 10.1002/gps.1774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND About 40% of the patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have depressive symptoms, either major depression (MD) or subthreshold depression. Depression was found to be associated with age and age at onset of PD, female gender, more severe parkinsonism, in particular with left-sided and akinetic-rigid symptoms, more functional impairment and cognitive impairment.However, the findings are inconsistent and partly contradictory and most of the studies focused on major depression in PD without dementia. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between subthreshold depression and other clinical features in 538 PD patients with dementia but without MD drawn from a randomized, placebo-controlled multicentre trial of rivastigmine in PD. RESULTS One hundred and sixteen patients (21%) had subthreshold depression. Depression was associated with a younger age and age at onset and female gender, but not with severity of parkinsonism, cognition or activities of daily living or laterality of motor symptoms. However, in male patients, an association between depression and left-sided parkinsonism was found. CONCLUSION In contrast to previous findings in PD patients with major depression but without dementia, we found no relationship between subthreshold depression and other clinical symptoms in patients with PDD.
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- Uwe Ehrt
- Norwegian Centre for Movement Disorders, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway.
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Paelecke-Habermann Y, Ebersbach G, Leplow B. Depressivität und Depression bei der Parkinson-Erkrankung. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE 2007. [DOI: 10.1024/1016-264x.18.3.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zusammenfassung: Ein erheblicher Anteil an Patienten mit einer idiopathischen Parkinson-Erkrankung (PD) entwickelt im Verlauf eine sekundäre Depression. Die Prävalenzraten schwanken erheblich, da die Diagnosestellung aufgrund von Symptomüberschneidungen zwischen neurologischer Grunderkrankung und Major Depression (MD) erschwert ist. Dies führt zu Problemen bei der therapeutischen Indikationsstellung sowie zu einer eingeschränkten Interpretierbarkeit neuropsychologischer und neurophysiologischer Studien. Ein weiterer Aspekt bezieht sich auf Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen sekundärer und primärer Depression. Entgegen dem klinischen Eindruck einer PD-spezifischen Depression erbrachten psychometrische Verfahren zur Depressionsdiagnostik diesbezüglich bisher nur unbefriedigende Ergebnisse. Ziele dieses Überblicksartikels: 1. Charakterisierung depressiver Syndrome bei der PD, 2. Überblick über den Forschungsstand zur Neuropathologie und Neuropsychologie, 3. Gegenüberstellung klinisch- und/oder neuropsychologischer Gemeinsamkeiten/Unterschiede zwischen sekundärer und primärer MD und 4. Konsequenzen für Forschung und Differenzialdiagnostik.
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- Neurologisches Fachkrankenhaus für Bewegungsstörungen/Parkinson Beelitz-Heilstätten
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- Institut für Psychologie, Martin-Luther-Universität zu Halle-Wittenberg
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Nonmotor symptoms, including cognitive deterioration and dementia, depression and apathy, and psychosis, are common in Parkinson's disease. Their presence is associated with a tremendous burden for the patient and family members. This article reviews the pathophysiololgy, risks, impact, major features, diagnosis, and treatment of these symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
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- Nancy R Barbas
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, 1920 Taubman Center 0316, 1500 Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0316, USA.
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Stefanova E, Potrebic A, Ziropadja L, Maric J, Ribaric I, Kostic VS. Depression predicts the pattern of cognitive impairment in early Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci 2006; 248:131-7. [PMID: 16780884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the pattern of cognitive impairment in early Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with depression. Also, the prediction of potentially relevant demographic/clinical factors in early PD on cognitive functioning was tested. METHOD The study comprised 80 consecutive early PD patients (16 with major depression (PDMD), 10 PD patients with dysthimic disorder (PDDD), and 54 nondepressed PD patients (PDND)). Thirty_seven healthy subjects matched for age, gender and education were also included in the study. The cognitive evaluation included the comprehensive classical neuropsychological battery and the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB). RESULTS The two different patterns of cognitive impairment in early PD patients were obtained even when the confounding influences of general cognitive abilities and motor slowness were taken in account. One pattern was common to all PD patients either they were depressed or not, and it is conceived etiologically as dysexecutive. The PDDD group presented only the quantitative increment of the common deficit observed in PD. The second pattern was present in PDMD patients, involved episodic/working memory and language deficits alongside with background executive impairment. Depression was extensively associated with the cognitive dysfunction in early PD, whereas severity of the disease, age at onset and treatment were less favorable as predictors. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence that the pattern of cognitive impairment in early PD may be predicted by depression severity. Therefore, the recognition and treatment of depressive disorder in early PD is important.
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- Elka Stefanova
- Institute of Neurology CCS, Dr Subotica 6, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Prado RCPD, Barbosa ER. Depression in Parkinson's disease: study of 60 cases. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2005; 63:766-71. [PMID: 16258653 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000500009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Depression is very frequent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and largely unrecognized by neurologists, emphasizing the need of an approach to psychiatric symptoms by non psychiatrists in order to ensure an early diagnosis of depression in PD; clinical characteristics and the prevalence rate of depression in PD were evaluated and the relationship of depression in PD with other variables were determined. Sixty PD subjects, who fulfilled the clinical criteria for primary PD, 56.6% males, age range from 44 to 85 years old, in different stages of the disease were investigated. All subjects were submitted to the UPDRS-III, V and VI, Clinical Interview Schedule and the Hamilton depression scale. A significant correlation was found between depression and UPDRS-III, V and VI, anxiety and irritability. The frequency of depression in PD in this study was nearly 40% possessing specific features. Structured interviews and evaluation scales are essential for an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of depression in PD.
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Behavioural symptoms such as anxiety, depression and psychosis are common in Parkinson's disease (PD), and dementia occurs in about 90% of the patients. These symptoms can be more disabling than the motor dysfunction and they negatively impact quality of life, increase caregiver distress and are more frequently associated with nursing home placement. Depression can be treated with counselling and pharmacotherapy. Tricyclic antidepressants or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are widely used, but there is still need for controlled clinical trials. Management of psychosis in PD is complex and includes elimination of identifiable risk factors, reduction of polypharmacy and administration of atypical neuroleptics, which can alleviate psychotic symptoms without worsening motor functions. Clozapine is the best documented atypical neuroleptic shown to be effective against psychosis in PD patients. Cholinesterase inhibitors may prove additional benefit in psychotic PD patients. Recent evidence from small double-blind and open-label trials suggests that cholinesterase inhibitors may be effective in the treatment of dementia associated with PD.
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- Hasmet A Hanagasi
- Behavioral Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34390 Capa/Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hughes TA, Ross HF, Mindham RHS, Spokes EGS. Mortality in Parkinson's disease and its association with dementia and depression. Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 110:118-23. [PMID: 15242420 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00292.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the mortality rate in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a control group without PD, and to assess the relationship between mortality and features of PD. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety PD patients and 50 controls, mortality ascertained at 11 years follow-up. RESULTS The hazard ratio (HR) for mortality in PD patients compared with controls was 1.64 (95% CI: 1.21-2.23). Multivariate analysis showed age, dementia and depression were independent predictors of mortality but age at onset of PD and severity of neurological symptoms were not. The HR for age was 1.09 (95% CI: 1.05-1.13), for dementia 1.94 (95% CI: 1.26-2.99), and for depression 2.66 (95% CI: 1.59-4.44). CONCLUSION Mortality in PD is increased compared with controls. Psychological variables are important predictors of mortality in PD.
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- T A Hughes
- Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Chen JJ. Anxiety, depression, and psychosis in Parkinson's disease: unmet needs and treatment challenges. Neurol Clin 2004; 22:S63-90. [PMID: 15501367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2004.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Jack J Chen
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
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Hocherman S, Moont R, Schwartz M. Response selection and execution in patients with Parkinson's disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 19:40-51. [PMID: 14972357 DOI: 10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2003.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Different studies report diverse, sometimes conflicting findings, regarding the ability of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients to benefit from advanced cuing in choice reaction time (RT). Thus, conclusions about the changed state of underlying processes such as set formation, motor programming and motor initiation are not certain. In the present study, visual choice RT testing that utilized brief (100 ms) color signals (red/blue), was followed by auditory choice reaction time (CRT) testing with brief (100 ms) low/high pitch sound stimuli. Response consisted of either index or middle finger flexion. The signals were then combined so that the color stimuli cued the sound stimuli with an 800-ms interstimuli interval. Cuing validity was reduced from 100% during training to 76% during final testing. In addition, the same sound stimuli were presented randomly, without visual cuing, in which case response should have been suppressed. Tested subjects include 19 moderate PD patients, 21 elderly controls and 20 young controls. The patients did not differ from the controls in error rate but were slower to respond, except under 100% congruent cuing, indicating that their extended RT in CRT results from slowed stimulus-response linking and not from impaired motor initiation/execution. In the final condition patients showed no perseverance and demonstrated normal speed of set shifting in incongruent trials.
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- Shraga Hocherman
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, P.O.B. 9649, Haifa, 31096, Israel.
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Kanner AM, Barry JJ. The impact of mood disorders in neurological diseases: should neurologists be concerned? Epilepsy Behav 2003; 4 Suppl 3:S3-13. [PMID: 14592635 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Depression is one of the most frequent comorbid psychiatric disorders identified in patients with neurological disorders. The prevalence rates range between 20 and 50% of patients with stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. Despite these relatively high prevalence rates, depression remains underrecognized and undertreated in these patients. And yet, depression accounts for poor quality-of-life ratings and has a negative impact on the recovery from neurological symptoms. In this article, we review the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of mood disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and epilepsy, and focus on the impact mood disorders have on the quality of life of these patients and on their recovery from their neurological deficits.
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- Andres M Kanner
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College, Rush Epilepsy Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Burn DJ, Rowan EN, Minett T, Sanders J, Myint P, Richardson J, Thomas A, Newby J, Reid J, O'Brien JT, McKeith IG. Extrapyramidal features in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies: A cross-sectional comparative study. Mov Disord 2003; 18:884-9. [PMID: 12889077 DOI: 10.1002/mds.10455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Risk factors predicting an increased risk of dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) are not fully established. The dementia associated with PD (PDD) closely resembles dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Based upon a high frequency of non-dopaminergic mediated clinical features in DLB, we predicted that a motor subtype comprising postural instability and balance problems would be more common in PDD. We examined extrapyramidal, cognitive, and affective features in 38 PD, 43 PDD, and 26 DLB patients in a cross-sectional study design. Motor subtype was subdivided into postural-instability gait difficulty (PIGD) or tremor (TD) dominant. The PIGD-subtype was more common in PDD (88% of cases) and DLB (69% of cases) groups compared with the PD group (38% of cases), in which TD and PIGD sub-types were more equally represented (P < 0.001). Although the mean depression scores overall were modest, PDD patients scored significantly higher than PD, but not DLB patients (Cornell; P = 0.006, and Geriatric Depression scale, GDS-15; P = 0.001), while within the PD group, those patients with a PIGD subtype had greater depression scores than the TD subtype (GDS-15; P < 0.05). We conclude that non-dopaminergic motor features are frequent in PDD. Neurodegeneration within the cholinergic system is likely to mediate many of these motor problems, as well as playing a significant role in determining the neuropsychiatric symptomatology of both PDD and DLB.
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- David J Burn
- Department of Neurology, Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is primarily a disease of elderly individuals with a peak age at onset of 55 to 66 years. It is characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability; and affects approximately 1 million individuals in the US and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease next to Alzheimer's disease. The motor symptoms of PD are the focus of pharmacotherapy, yet the nonmotor symptoms (e.g., dementia, psychosis, anxiety, insomnia, autonomic dysfunction, and mood disturbances) can be the most disturbing, disabling, and misunderstood aspects of the disease. Depressive symptoms occur in approximately half of PD patients and are a significant cause of functional impairment for PD patients. There is accumulating evidence suggesting that depression in PD is secondary to the underlying neuroanatomical degeneration, rather than simply a reaction to the psychosocial stress and disability. The incidence of depression is correlated with changes in central serotonergic function and neurodegeneration of specific cortical and subcortical pathways. Understanding comorbid depression in PD may therefore add to the understanding of the neuroanatomical basis of melancholia.
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- William M McDonald
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Psychiatric disturbances are a common feature of Parkinson's disease (PD), which is a degenerative disorder defined by its characteristic movement abnormalities. Its management is optimal when PD is viewed as a neuropsychiatric disorder, because this encourages consideration of the motor deficits along with its psychiatric and cognitive aspects. This review addresses the diagnosis and treatment of the most common psychiatric disorders in PD, and provides an update of related clinical research, including studies on neurosurgical treatments.
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- Laura Marsh
- Division of Psychiatric Neuroimaging, Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps 300-C, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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The neuropsychologist plays a crucial role in three phases of the neurosurgical treatment of movement disorder patients, namely screening, outcome evaluation and research. In screening patients, the differential diagnosis of dementia, impact of depression or other psychiatric conditions, and the influence of disease and medication-induced symptoms on cognitive performance must be determined. Postoperatively, systematic evaluations elucidate the cognitive costs or benefits of the procedure. The neuropsychologist is then able to provide feedback and counselling to the professional staff, patient and family to inform management strategies. Neuropsychologists also study alteration of cognitive processing due to lesions or stimulation, which, in tandem with functional imaging, shed light on plasticity in cortical and subcortical processing.
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- Jean A Saint-Cyr
- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common complication, with a major impact on quality of life. Failure to recognize and treat depression can lead to premature and inappropriate discontinuation of antiparkinsonian therapies. Cited frequency for depression in PD varies between 2.7 and 70%. Methodological differences account for much of the disparity. The aetiology of depression in PD is complex, with 'tonic' (slowly changing and persistent) and 'phasic' (short-lived and fluctuating) components. Both depression and anxiety may predate the onset of the motor disorder by some years. Hedonistic homeostatic dysregulation is a cyclical mood disorder associated with excessive intake of dopaminergic therapies, inappropriate for the motor state. Negative affective symptoms occur on attempted reduction of medication, reinforcing the abnormal medication pattern. The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression have good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for assessing depression in PD. There is a dearth of sizeable, placebo-controlled studies for evaluating drug treatment of depression in PD. Dopaminergic drugs have variable antidepressant properties. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are currently the most commonly prescribed group of antidepressants in the depressed PD patient. Depression in the PD patient may be associated with a more rapid deterioration in cognitive and motor functions.
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- D J Burn
- Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Krishnan KRR, Delong M, Kraemer H, Carney R, Spiegel D, Gordon C, McDonald W, Dew M, Alexopoulos G, Buckwalter K, Cohen PD, Evans D, Kaufmann PG, Olin J, Otey E, Wainscott C. Comorbidity of depression with other medical diseases in the elderly. Biol Psychiatry 2002; 52:559-88. [PMID: 12361669 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01472-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A major factor in the context of evaluating depression in the elderly is the role of medical problems. With aging there is a rapid increase in the prevalence of a number of medical disorders, including cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and arthritis. In this article, we hope to bring clarity to the definition of comorbidity and then discuss a number of medical disorders as they relate to depression. We evaluate medical comorbidity as a risk factor for depression as well as the converse, that is, depression as a risk factor for medical illness. Most of the disorders that we focus on occur in the elderly, with the exception of HIV infection. This review focuses exclusively on unipolar disorder. The review summarizes the current state of the art and also makes recommendations for future directions.
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- K Ranga R Krishnan
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Burn DJ. Beyond the iron mask: towards better recognition and treatment of depression associated with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2002; 17:445-54. [PMID: 12112190 DOI: 10.1002/mds.10114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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This review examines the frequency of depression complicating Parkinson's disease (PD), its aetiology and clinical features, and also how it may be recognised and treated. Studies investigating the frequency of depression in PD have yielded figures ranging between 2.7% and 70%. Methodological differences account for much of the disparity. The aetiology of depression in PD is complex, and probably relates to both biological and exogenous factors. Dysfunction of multiple neurotransmitter systems, including the serotonergic system, may be involved. Mood disturbances resulting from deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus may provide a fruitful area for future research, and assist our understanding of the neural networks involved in mediating depression. Several recent studies have confirmed that depression in the PD patient is a major determinant of quality of life and that this is closely related to dysfunction in other clinically important health areas. The validity for many existing scales in the screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of depression in the PD patient has not been established. The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression appear to have good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity when compared with DSM-IV criteria. Recommendations for the optimal drug treatment of depression in PD are difficult to give, due to an inexplicable dearth of sizeable, placebo-controlled studies. A majority of physicians would probably now opt for a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in the depressed PD patient. There is no good evidence that these drugs are associated with a worsening of motor features, but they should probably not be coprescribed with selegiline, because of the risk of causing a potentially serious serotonin syndrome. Several studies have suggested that depression in the PD patient is associated with a more rapid deterioration in cognitive and motor functions, perhaps as a surrogate marker for more extensive brainstem cell loss.
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- David J Burn
- Neurology, Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, and University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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Wang H, Wang Y, Wang D, Cui L, Tian S, Zhang Y. Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease revealed by event-related potential N270. J Neurol Sci 2002; 194:49-53. [PMID: 11809166 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(01)00674-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Disturbed cognitive function is a well-recognized feature of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to find a susceptive index to reveal the minor cognitive impairment in PD patients. Thirty PD patients without clinical dementia and thirty-four age-matched normal controls performed a matching task while event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded from their scalp. There were two kinds of stimulus pairs in this study: match condition, the second stimulus (S2) in a pair was identical to the first one (S1); conflict condition, S2 conflicted with S1 in the color attribute. Subjects were required to press a button in the match condition and another button in the conflict condition. A negative ERP component, N270, which was considered to reflect the conflict processing activity in human brain, was evoked by the S2 of the conflict condition. The patient group showed a delayed and smaller N270 than the control group. The prolongation of its peak latency was significant at P3 and P4 electrodes and the reduction of its mean amplitude was significant at P3 electrode. The amplitude of P300 elicited in the match condition was decreased in the patient group at P4 electrode but its latency did not differ from the control group. These results indicate that PD patients as a group showed cognitive decline even in the absence of clinical dementia. N270 is a sensitive index in revealing this minor cognitive impairment.
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, 100053, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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