Physical, Psychiatric and Psychometric Studies of Post-Encephalitic Parkinsonism

Shaskan, Donald A.; Yaknell, Helen; Alper, Karen

doi:10.1097/00005053-194212000-00004

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“…Although I met such Parkinsonians, I was impressed more often by cases in which success was obviously not based on intelligence. In line with the latter observation Alper (37) found in 10 cases 6 dull normals and only 2 of high average intelligence according to the standards of the Bellevue-Wechsler test.…”

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confidence: 73%

Psychodynamics in Parkinsonism

Booth¹

1948

Psychosomatic Medicine

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Section: Constitutional Personality Traitssupporting

confidence: 73%

Psychodynamics in Parkinsonism

Booth¹

1948

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…2 We know of no such control group data in the literature. There are control data comparing unoperated Parkinson patients with matched normals [T alland, 1962;M c F ie , 1960;Shaskin et al, 1942;N yssen and W en s, 1948] or with patients suffering from other illnesses [H ardyck and P et r in o v ic h , 1963; W arbu rto n, 1967; L evita et al, 1964a]. There are data in which, at one point in time, unoperated Parkinson pa tients with predominantly right-sided symptoms were compared to pa tients with predominantly left-sided symptoms [L evita et al, 1964b], and there are data in which Parkinson patients not separated by side of most severe impairment were tested regularly over a 9-month period [R iklan et al, I960].…”

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An Assessment of Cognitive Function in Postthalamotomy Parkinson Patients

Shapiro¹,

Sadowsky²,

Henderson³

et al. 1973

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg

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Cognitive evaluation of 47 Parkinson patients for a mean of 17 months following unilateral thalamotomy, using the Wechsler-Bellevue adult intelligence scale and the Wechsler memory scale, showed mild but definite cognitive declines persisting into the second postoperative year. Left-side operated patients showed declines mainly in verbally related scores and right-side operated patients showed declines mainly in nonverbal performance scores. These left-right differences were not secondarily caused by differences in age, sex, or degree of disease severity. A lack of adequate control data in the current literature prevents relating these changes directly to the thalamus. The changes observed are not sufficient in themselves to warrant cessation of thalamotomy in the treatment of Parkinson''s disease.

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“…Several such studies in P.D. have revealed both intellectual and cognitive impairments in at least a portion of the patients so evaluated (4–6). In each instance, the changes were attributed to the effects of brain lesions.…”

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“…A perhaps somewhat extreme instance of this approach is that of Kral and Dörken (12, 13), who believe that specific lesions may result in impairment of specific psychologic function. Less rigorous positions have been taken by most other investigators with this general orientation (4, 5, 10, 11, 20). The basic approach of this group is based upon the assumption that the neurologic damage in such diseases may also result in various alterations of psychologic functioning.…”

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Psychologic Studies in Neurologic Diseases—a Review: Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis*

Riklan

Levita

Diller

1961

J American Geriatrics Society

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Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis (hereafter referred to as P.D. and M.S. respectively) represent progressive chronic diseases of the central nervous system. A large proportion of the afflicted persons fall within the geriatric population. In each instance, the disease may result in alterations of the motor and sensory systems of the brain and spinal cord, and thus produce various abnormalities of movement and sensation. The specific et,iology in both diseases is largely unknown (although continuing investigations reveal much new information concerning the pathology) and this lack of knowledge has thus far prevented the development of any specific therapy. Recently chemosurgery has been found useful in the symptomatic relief of both P.D. and M.S., specifically in alleviating certain of the associated abnormal movements (1-3). Because of the manifold neurologic symptoms, the relative obscurity of the etiologic factors, the lack of specific treatment, and the many and diverse behavioral effects of these diseases, recent years have witnessed an increase of investigations concerning their psychologic and psychiatric aspects. It is the purpose of the present review to summarize a portion of these investigations, most specifically those which may provide information concerning the relationship between psychologic factors, neurophysiologic substrata, and the resulting disease processes and symptoms. Thus, this review is not intended to be all-inclusive, but limited rather to those studies concerned directly or indirectly with psychosomatic and somatopsychologic relationships. THE PROBLEM O F "OEGANICITY"In psychologic studies of diseases of the cent>ral nervous system, the question frequently arises as to whether the pathologic process which culminates in the neurologic symptoms may also affect certain aspects of higher integrative functioning. Thus, several investigators have addressed themselves to the problem of "organic" mental factors in neurologic diseases. Several such studies in P.D. have revealed both intellectual and cognitive impairments in at, least a portion of the patients so evaluated (4-6). In each instance, the changes were attributed

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Physical, Psychiatric and Psychometric Studies of Post-Encephalitic Parkinsonism

Cited by 9 publications

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Psychodynamics in Parkinsonism

Psychodynamics in Parkinsonism

An Assessment of Cognitive Function in Postthalamotomy Parkinson Patients

Psychologic Studies in Neurologic Diseases—a Review: Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis*

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