Decision-Making Impairments in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

A high percentage of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients show cognitive impairments in addition to the cardinal motor symptoms. These deficits primarily concern executive functions most probably linked to dysfunctions in prefrontal regions due to decreased dopaminergic transmission in fronto-striatal...

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Main Authors: Matthias Brand, Kirsten Labudda, Elke Kalbe, Rüdiger Hilker, David Emmans, Gerd Fuchs, Josef Kessler, Hans J. Markowitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/578354