The impact of cognitive performance on quality of life in individuals with Parkinson's disease

ABSTRACT Background: Evidence points to the occurrence of cognitive impairment in all stages of PD, constituting a frequent and debilitating symptom, due to high impact on quality of life and mortality of patients. Objective: To correlate cognitive performance with quality of life in PD. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Maira Rozenfeld Olchik, Annelise Ayres, Marcieli Ghisi, Artur Francisco Schumacher Schuh, Carlos Roberto Mello Rieder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642016000400303&lng=en&tlng=en