Recognition memory in Parkinson's disease

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1984 Nov;47(11):1174-81. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.47.11.1174.

Abstract

On four tests of visual recognition memory Parkinsonian patients obtained normal scores, both immediately and after a delay. They also resembled controls closely in nearly all characteristics of memory. Their performance did not correlate with age, motor disability or disease duration. Parkinson's disease does not, therefore, affect this kind of memory.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Memory*
  • Memory, Short-Term
  • Middle Aged
  • Paired-Associate Learning
  • Parasympatholytics / therapeutic use
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
  • Parkinson Disease / psychology*
  • Psychological Tests
  • Verbal Behavior
  • Visual Perception

Substances

  • Parasympatholytics
  • Levodopa