Neuropsychologic assessment of patients with advanced Parkinson disease submitted to extradural motor cortex stimulation
Autor: | S. C. M. Sterpone, S. Zeme, G. Zullo, Donato Munno, Silvia Caporale, Alessandro Malfatto, Carlo Alberto Pagni |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cognitive Neuroscience Emotions Electric Stimulation Therapy Disease Neuropsychological Tests Severity of Illness Index Neurosurgical Procedures Central nervous system disease Degenerative disease Physical medicine and rehabilitation Quality of life medicine Humans Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Affective Symptoms Cognitive skill Aged Aged 80 and over Motor Cortex Parkinson Disease Cognition Recovery of Function General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Neurosurgical Procedure Surgery Psychiatry and Mental health Treatment Outcome Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology medicine.anatomical_structure Motor Skills Cognition Disorders Psychology Motor cortex |
Popis: | Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in cognitive functioning and emotive state in 3 inpatients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) treated with extradural motor cortex stimulation (EMCS), an experimental neurosurgical procedure. Background: Studies on the neuropsychologic assessment of patients with PD after EMCS are in process. The procedure has been applied for some years as an experimental method for treating PD. Method: A battery of neuropsychologic tests and emotive assessment scales were administered to 3 inpatients with PD 2 days before the intervention and then again after 1 year to evaluate changes in cognitive functioning and emotive state. Results: At 1-year postintervention, cognitive functions and depressive symptoms were steady; 2 patients showed a mild improvement in quality of life. Conclusions: In this patient group, EMCS, an experimental neurosurgical treatment, had a positive effect on motor symptoms. Neuropsychologic assessment after a 1-year follow-up period showed that cognitive functions had not changed with respect to baseline characteristics. |
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