Stella, Florindo [UNESP]Gobbi, Lilian T. B. [UNESP]Gobbi, Sebastião [UNESP]Oliani, Merlyn M. [UNESP]Tanaka, Kátia [UNESP]Pieruccini-Faria, Frederico [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272007-06-01Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 65, n. 2 B, p. 406-410, 2007.0004-282X1678-4227http://hdl.handle.net/11449/69684Background: Impairment in non-motor functions such as disturbances of some executive functions are also common events in Parkinson's disease patients. Objective: To verify the performance of Parkinson's disease patients in activities requiring visuoconstructive and visuospatial skills. Method: Thirty elderly patients with mild or moderate stages of Parkinson's disease were studied. The assessment of the clinical condition was based on the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (56.28; SD=33.48), Hoehn and Yahr (2.2; SD=0.83), Schwab and England (78.93%), clock drawing test (7.36; SD=2.51), and mini-mental state examination (26.48; SD=10.11). Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression were used for statistical analyses. Results: The patients presented deterioration in visuospatial and visuoconstructive skills. Conclusion: The clock drawing test proved to be a useful predictive tool for identifying early cognitive impairment in these individuals.406-410engCognition disordersNeuropsychological testsParkinson's diseasepramipexoleselegilineclinical assessment toolcognitive defectcorrelation coefficientdepth perceptionearly diagnosismonotherapymotor performanceneuropsychological testoutcome assessmentParkinson diseasepredictor variablestatistical analysisUnified Parkinson Disease Rating ScaleSeverity of Illness IndexSpace PerceptionVisual PerceptionArtigo10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300008S0004-282X2007000300008WOS:000248225000008Acesso aberto2-s2.0-345476155472-s2.0-34547615547.pdf7964386240653380