Impairments in Social Cognition in Early Medicated and Unmedicated Parkinson’s Disease

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

Buenos Aires

Congreso; 14th International Congress of Parkinson´s Disease and Movement Disorders; 2010

The Movement Disorder Society

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.