Impaired cognitive performance and hippocampal atrophy in Parkinson disease

YILDIZ D., Erer S., Zarifoglu M., Hakyemez B., Bakar M., Karli N., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.45, no.5, pp.1173-1177, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1408-68
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1173-1177
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/aim: Dementia is common in Parkinson disease (PD). Since magnetic resonance imaging has been used, hippocampal atrophy has been shown in PD patients with or without dementia. In this study we sought the correlation of cognitive decline with bilateral hippocampal volume in PD patients.