Diagnostic accuracy of noun- and verb-naming tasks in detecting cognitive impairment in Parkinson ’s disease

Conclusions. In accordance with the Movement Disorders Society guidelines, noun-naming tasks are diagnostically sound psychometric instruments to discriminate PD patients with vs. without CI. However, these findings need replication by (1) employing a gold standard different from the MMSE, which does not capture the full range of cognitive impairment in this population and (2) sub-dividing PD patients into those with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Source: Neurodegenerative Diseases - Category: Neurology Source Type: research