Assessment of cognitive‐driven activity of daily living impairment in non‐demented Parkinson's patients

The core criterion for Parkinson's disease dementia ( PDD ) is the impairment in activities of daily living ( ADL ) function primarily caused by cognitive, not motor symptoms. There is evidence to assume that mild ADL impairments in mild cognitive impairment ( PD ‐ MCI ) characterize those patients at high risk for dementia. Data of 216 Parkinson's disease ( PD ) patients assessed with comprehensive motor and neuropsychological assessments were...