Executive functions in Parkinson's disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2305-2315

  Kudlicka, Aleksandra ^a   Clare, Linda ^a   Hindle, John V ^b,c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Llandudno LL30 1LB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Executive functions; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 81955164232     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23868     Document Type: Review

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