Apathy in Parkinson`s disease is related to executive function, gender and age but not to depression

Apathy in Parkinson`s disease is related to executive function, gender and age but not to depression

Deficits in executive functions occur in up to 93% of patients with Parkinson`s disease (PD). Apathy, a reduction of motivation and goal-directed behavior is an important part of the syndrome; affecting both the patients as well as their social environment.Executive functions can be subdivided into...

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Main Authors: Antonia eMeyer, Ronan eZimmermann, Ute eGschwandtner, Florian eHatz, Habib eBousleiman, Nadine eSchwarz, Peter eFuhr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Apathy
Depression
Executive Function
gender
age
Parkinson`s disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00350/full

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