Working memory in patients with Parkinson disease / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the working memory changes in patients with Parkinson disease(PD).Methods The Smith working memory software was used and 66 cases of PD patients and 60 normal controls were enrolled.Results The results showed that the correct rate of visuo-spatial working memory was significantly decreased (P0.05) working memory impairment found in PD patients. The correct rate of visuo-spatial and visuo-object working memory in the middle stage of PD was significantly decreased than that in the early stage. The relative analysis showed that the Hoehn-Yahr stage, a negative relationship to the correct rate of visuo-spatial and visuo-object working memory.Conclusion Spatial working memory impairment without object shape and the color working memory impairment were found in the early stage of PD. As disease advanced both the visuo-spatial and object shape working memory deficits were found exacerbated.