Neurodegenerative diseases are a common cause of morbidity and cognitive impairment in
older adults. Most clinicians who care for the elderly are not trained to diagnose these …

Mild cognitive impairment is common in nondemented Parkinson's disease (PD) patients
and may be a harbinger of dementia. In view of its importance, the Movement Disorder …

MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), in combination with intravenous microbubble
administration, has been applied for focal temporary BBB opening in patients with …

Executive dysfunction can be present from the early stages of P arkinson's disease (PD). It is
characterized by deficits in internal control of attention, set shifting, planning, inhibitory …

Increasing recognition that Parkinson's disease (PD) may start outside of the substantia
nigra has led to a rapidly expanding effort to define prodromal stages of PD, before motor …

Dementia is one of the most common and important aspects of Parkinson's disease and has
consequences for patients and caregivers, and has health-related costs. Mild cognitive …

Aim: To compare quality of life, level of disability, and caregiver burden in 3 groups of people
with Parkinson disease (PD): those with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI), those with …

Importance Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is common in Parkinson disease (PD), but the
prognostic value of MCI in early PD is unknown. Objective To examine the course of MCI …

Background Cognitive impairment is a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease.
So far, the underlying pathophysiology remains unclear. Several alterations in functional …

Background Given the relative importance of cognitive impairment, there was considerable
interest in identifying the cognitive profile of PD patients, in order to ensure specific and …