Reliability, validity, and diagnostic accuracy of Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale in Iranian patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that the Persian version of PD-CRS is a reliable and valid measure with high sensitivity and specificity to identify MCI and dementia in patients with PD. Implications for rehabilitation The PD-CRS has an excellent test-retest and inter-rater reliability and validity in Iranian patients with PD. The PD-CRS has high sensitivity and specificity for discriminating between different levels of cognitive impairment (i.e. no cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia) in Iranian patients with PD.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - September 13, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mahmoudi Asl A, Mehdizadeh M, Kulisevsky J, Sabet A, Taghavi Azar Sharabiani P, Mehdizadeh H, Ashayeri H, Taghizadeh G Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research