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Possible Dopaminergic Basis for Perceptual Motor Dysfunction

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There are at least two different forms of intellectual impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Approximately 30% of patients may eventually become demented (1). This dementia is difficult to differentiate from dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) (2) and may be associated with similar neuropathologic and neurochemical changes (3,4). In particular, changes in the cholinergic system may be similar (5). The majority of parkinsonians, however, carry on relatively normal lives with unimpaired social and occupational functioning, and meet no recognized criteria for dementia. In these non-demented patients, careful neuropsychological testing often reveals subtle intellectual deficits, most commonly perceptual motor dysfunction (1).

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Stern, Y., Mayeux, R. (1986). Possible Dopaminergic Basis for Perceptual Motor Dysfunction. In: Fisher, A., Hanin, I., Lachman, C. (eds) Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2179-8_24

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