Cognitive deficits in progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson's disease, and multiple system atrophy in tests sensitive to frontal lobe dysfunction

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-254175
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.25417

Robbins, T. W. ; James, M. ; Owen, A. M. ; Lange, Klaus W. ; Lees, A. J. ; Leigh, P. N. ; Marsden, C. D. ; Quinn, N. P. ; Summers, B. A.

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Abstract

Groups of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, and progressive supranuclear palsy or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome, matched for overall clinical disability, were compared using three computerised cognitive tests previously shown to be sensitive to frontal lobe dysfunction. On a test of planning based on the Tower of London task, all three groups were ...