Impairments in social cognition in early medicated and unmedicated Parkinson disease

MARÍA ROCA; TERESA TORRALVA; EZEQUIEL GLEICHGERRCHT; ANABEL CHADE; ARÉVALO GONZALO; OSCAR GERSHANIK; FACUNDO MANES

COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Lugar: Filadelfia; Año: 2010 vol. 23 p. 152 - 158

1543-3633

Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to infer others' mental states, including intentions and feelings, and is considered to be a critical part of social cognition. Earlier studies in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) have shown ToM deficits in the more advanced stages of the disease. There is currently no evidence of social cognition deficits in patients in the early stages of PD.