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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Snyder, Allisona; 1; * | Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.b | Rainer von Coelln, F.a | Savitt, Joseph M.a | Reich, Stephen G.a | Armstrong, Melissa J.c | Shulman, Lisa M.a
Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA | [b] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA | [c] Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Allison Snyder, MD, 35 Convent Drive, Building 35, 2A1010, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Tel.: +1 301 435 9319; E-mail: [email protected].
Note: [1] All work was done at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, but the corresponding author has since moved.
Abstract: Background:Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and an important cause of disability. Screening facilitates early detection of CI and has implications for management. Preclinical disability is when patients have functional limitations but maintain independence through compensatory measures. Objective:The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) with levels of PD severity and disability. Methods:PD patients (n = 2,234) in a large observational study were stratified by disease severity, based on Total Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (Total UPDRS) and Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage. Using MMSE (n = 1,184) or MoCA (n = 1,050) and basic (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scales for disability, linear regression analysis examined associations between cognitive status and disability. Results:Cognition and disability were highly correlated, with the strongest correlation between IADL and MoCA. Only 16.0% of mean MMSE scores were below threshold for CI (28) and only in advanced PD (Total UPDRS 60+, HY≥3). MoCA scores fell below CI threshold (26) in 66.2% of the sample and earlier in disease (Total UPDRS 30+, HY≥2), corresponding with impairments in ADLs. Conclusion:In a large clinical dataset, a small fraction of MMSE scores fell below cutoff for CI, reinforcing that MMSE is an insensitive screening tool in PD. MoCA scores indicated CI earlier in disease and coincided with disability. This study shows that MoCA, but not MMSE is sensitive to the emergence of early cognitive impairment in PD and correlates with the concomitant onset of disability.
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, cognitive impairment, cognitive screening, disability
DOI: 10.3233/JPD-212705
Journal: Journal of Parkinson's Disease, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1995-2003, 2021
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