Cognitive assessment instruments in Parkinsons disease patients under going deep brain stimulation
Intrumentos de avaliação cognitiva em indivíduos com doença de parkinson submetidos à estimulação cerebral profunda
Dement. neuropsychol; 6 (1), 2012
Publication year: 2012
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a widely used surgical technique in individuals with Parkinsons disease (PD) thatcan lead to significant reductions in motor symptoms.
Objectives:
To determine, from publications, the most commonly usedinstruments for cognitive evaluation of individuals with PD undergoing DBS.Methods:
A systematic review of the databases:PubMed, Medline, EBECS, Scielo and LILACS was conducted, using the descriptors Deep Brain Stimulation, VerbalFluency, Parkinson Disease, Executive Function, Cognition and Cognitive Assessment in combination.Results:
TheVerbal Fluency test was found to be the most used instrument for this investigation in the studies, followed by the BostonNaming Test. References to the Stroop Test, Trail Making Test, and Reys Auditory Verbal Learning Test were also found.Conclusions:
The validation of instruments for this population is needed as is the use of batteries offering greater specificityand sensitivity for the detection of cognitive impairment .
A Estimulação Cerebral Profunda (ECP) tem sido uma técnica cirúrgica bastante utilizada devido à reduçãosignificativa dos sintomas motores.