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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, A.
dc.contributor.authorBucks, R.
dc.contributor.authorKane, R.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, M.
dc.contributor.authorGasson, N.
dc.contributor.authorLoftus, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:10:46Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:10:46Z
dc.date.created2016-04-28T19:30:18Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, A. and Bucks, R. and Kane, R. and Thomas, M. and Gasson, N. and Loftus, A. 2016. Motor Subtype as a Predictor of Future Working Memory Performance in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease. PLoS One. 11 (3): Article ID 0152534.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29161
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0152534
dc.description.abstract

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with reduced spatial and verbal working memory ability. There are two established motor subtypes of PD, tremor dominant (TD) and postural instability and gait difficulty (PIGD). This study used structural equation modelling to explore the longitudinal relationship between the two subtypes and working memory assessed at a 2-year follow-up. The study comprised 84 males and 30 females (N = 114), aged between 39 and 85 (M = 64.82, SD = 9.23) with confirmed PD. There was no significant relationship between motor subtype at Time 1 and working memory at Time 2. Postural symptom severity at Time 1 predicted Time 2 spatial working memory for the PIGD subtype (p = .011) but not the TD subtype. Tremor symptoms were not associated with Time 2 working memory in either subtype. Predictive significance of Time 1 postural symptoms only in the PIGD subtype suggests an interaction between symptom dominance (subtype) and symptom severity that future subtyping should consider. This study demonstrates a predictive relationship between postural difficulties and working memory performance assessed at a 2-year follow-up. Establishing physical symptoms as predictors of cognitive change could have significant clinical importance.

dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.titleMotor Subtype as a Predictor of Future Working Memory Performance in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume11
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.issn1932-6203
dcterms.source.titlePLoS One
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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