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| Prevalence and correlates of Parkinsonism in an institutionalized population of geriatric patients with chronic schizophrenia | | Author(s) | William Byne, Carolina Stamu, Leonard White |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 15, no 1, January 2000 |
| Pages | pp 7-13 |
| Keywords | Parkinson's disease ; Schizophrenia ; Cognitive processes ; Psychogeriatric patients ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Geriatric patients with chronic schizophrenia are at increased risk for Parkinsonism and cognitive impairment, but this relationship has been insufficiently studied. In 79 American geriatric inpatients with chronic schizophrenia, the prevalence of Parkinsonism was 19%, and was significantly higher in women than in men, with age as a significant predictor. Independent of age, bradykinesia was significantly associated with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), fluency and naming. Tremor, rigidity and medication status did not correlate with any cognitive variable assessed. Cognitive measures did not differ between subjects meeting criteria for clinically significant Parkinsonism. Rigidity and bradykinesia were significantly correlated with negative symptoms, but no Parkinsonism sign correlated with positive symptoms. 12 subjects received ratings consistent with both tardive dyskinesia (TD) and Parkinsonism; however, no Parkinsonian variable predicted the co-occurrence of TD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000419002 A |
| Classmark | CR6: ELK: DA: LF:E: 7T |
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