Journal
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 132, Issue 2, Pages 79-88Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12375
Keywords
Parkinson's Disease; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; motor dysfunction; cohort study
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- Swedish Medical Research Council
- Parkinson Foundation in Sweden
- Swedish Association of Persons with Neurological Disabilities
- Umea University
- Vasterbotten County Council (ALF)
- King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria Freemason Foundation
- Swedish Brain Foundation
- Lions Clubs Sweden's Foundation for Research in Age-related Diseases
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BackgroundPresence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as a predictor for Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) has been discussed from a clinical perspective. Recently, a Movement Disorder Society (MDS) commissioned Task Force published guidelines for PD-MCI. However, long-term follow-ups of the PD-MCI guidelines for the prediction of PDD have been sparse. MethodIn a community-based cohort of PD, the MDS guidelines for PD-MCI and consensus criteria for PDD were applied on 147 subjects. The predictive ability of PD-MCI for PDD was investigated. Additionally, baseline comparisons were conducted between MCI that converted to PDD and those who did not, and evolvement of motor function was investigated. ResultsOne fourth of the population developed PDD. MCI and age at baseline predicted later occurrence of PDD, and baseline results of tests measuring episodic memory, visuospatial function, semantic fluency, and mental flexibility differed between MCI converters and non-converters. Postural instability/gait (PIGD) phenotype and education did not predict later occurrence of PDD, but increased postural/gait disturbances were shown across time in those developing dementia. ConclusionThe new PD-MCI guidelines are useful to detect patients at risk for developing PDD. The PIGD phenotype at diagnosis was not a predictor of PDD within 5years, but the study supports a temporal association between postural/gait disturbances and PDD. Older patients with PD-MCI at baseline with decline in episodic memory, semantic fluency, and mental flexibility need to be carefully monitored regarding cognition and likely also for fall risk.
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