Open AccessMotor Speed Matters! Cognitive Profile of Parkinson's Disease Patients With and Without Deficits in Motor Speed
Author(s) -
Vidya Me,
Shantala Hegde,
P.V. Pratyusha,
Nitish Kamble,
Ravi Yadav,
Amitabh Bhattacharya,
Pramod Kumar Pal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.339
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1998-4022
pISSN - 0028-3886
DOI - 10.4103/0028-3886.317232
Subject(s) - cognition , executive functions , medicine , neuropsychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , finger tapping , audiology , verbal memory , neuropsychological assessment , psychiatry
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, postural instability and cognitive deficits in attention, executive functions, learning and memory. Motor speed, measured using Finger Tapping Test (FTT), is an important indicator and predictor of cognitive and motor functions. Deficits in motor speed have significant impact on performance on other neuropsychological tests.