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NEUROLOGY 1987;37:1762
© 1987 American Academy of Neurology

Neuropsychological disturbances in hemiparkinson's disease

Sergio Starkstein, MD, Ramon Leiguarda, MD, Oscar Gershanik, MD and Marcelo Berthier, MD

Dr. Carrea Institute of Neurologic Research—FLENI (Drs. Starkstein, Leiguarda, and Berthier) and the Neurologic Center (Dr. Gershanik), French Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Nine parkinsonian patients with main unilateral symptoms on the right side (RHP) and nine with symptoms on the left side (LHP) were assessed through a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. RHP performed at a lower level than LHP on the WAIS verbal subtests. Although both groups scored poorly on a test of frontal lobe functions, RHP performed significantly lower than LHP. On a line bisection task, LHP showed a mild left hemispatial neglect. In conclusion, mild but significant intergroup differences were observed, tending to correlate with predominantly hemispheric functional deficits.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Starkstein, Meyer 4–119, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Presented in part at the thirty-eighth annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, New Orleans, LA, April 1986.

Received August 11, 1986. Accepted for publication in final form January 28, 1987.




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