Abstract
While little is known about risk factors for cognitive impairment in early onset Parkinson disease (EOPD), postmortem studies have shown an association between dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and glucocerebrosidase (GBA) mutation. We compared Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) performance and self-reported cognitive impairment in 699 EOPD participants genotyped for mutations in parkin (PRKN), leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2), and GBA. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between reported cognitive impairment and MMSE score, as well as between GBA group membership and self-reported impairment and MMSE. GBA carriers reported more impairment, but MMSE performance did not differ among genetic groups. Detailed neuropsychological testing is required to explore the association between cognitive impairment and GBA mutations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 775-779 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2010 |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Genetics
- Glucocerebrosidase
- Leucine-rich repeat kinase-2
- Mini-mental state examination
- Parkin
- Parkinson
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Clinical Psychology
- Medicine(all)