Cognitive training in Parkinson disease

Cognitive training in Parkinson disease

Objective: To quantify the effects of cognitive training (CT) on cognitive and behavioral outcome measures in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Methods: We systematically searched 5 databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CT in patients with PD reporting cognitive or behavioral outcomes. Efficacy was measured as standardized mean difference (Hedges g) of post-training change. R...

Locomotor training in people with Parkinson disease.

The purpose of this article is to consider the role of the physical therapist in locomotor training for people with Parkinson disease. The ways in which disease progression, medication status, environmental conditions, individual factors, and the goals of locomotor tasks contribute to clinical decision making are explored. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and He...

CoGNiTiVe iMpAirMeNT iN pArKiNSoN ’ S diSeASe

To The ediTor We would like to comment some methodological issues that arised from the interesting paper of Piovesan et al. and that did not were cleared in the discussion. As it is known, many antiparkinsonian agents may cause cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, mainly those with anti-cholinergic effects. Piovesan et al. stated that none of the patients in the PWID group (Parkinson Group with ...

Cognitive impairment in Parkinson ’ s disease

Background: Cognitive impairment plays a role in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and has important consequences for patient management. However, many aspects of cognitive impairment in PD remain unclear because of the use of different and often invalid measurement instruments. In this study, a reliable and valid instrument, the SCales for Outcomes in PArkinson’s disease-COGnition (SCOPA-COG), was used...

Treadmill training for individuals with Parkinson disease.