Intact lexicon running slowly--prolonged response latencies in patients with subthalamic DBS and verbal fluency deficits.

BACKGROUND: Verbal Fluency is reduced in patients with Parkinson's disease, particularly if treated with deep brain stimulation. This deficit could arise from general factors, such as reduced working speed or from dysfunctions in specific lexical domains. OBJECTIVE: To test whether DBS-associat...

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Main Authors: Felicitas Ehlen, Lea K Krugel, Isabelle Vonberg, Thomas Schoenecker, Andrea A Kühn, Fabian Klostermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827350?pdf=render