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[Movement patterns of demented and non-demented nursing home patients using the Involuntary Movements and
P M Schönenberger1, A Noser, S Christinat
1Städtisches Krankenheim Käferberg, Zürich.
Schweizer Archiv Fur Neurologie Und Psychiatrie (Zurich, Switzerland : 1985)
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
We applied the involuntary movements and extrapyramidal scale in 54 patients (41 with dementia, 13 without dementia) of the Käferberg nursing home. Increased severity of parkinsonism was negatively correlated with Mini-Mental State scores (mnestic function r = 0.479, p less than 0.001/spatial function r = -0.617, p less than 0.001) and with activities of daily living scores (r = 0.635, p less than 0.001). Increased severity of parkinsonism and impaired memory are associated with poor performance in activities of daily living.